ODEON Magazine August 2017 | Page 7

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“ Here kitty , kitty ...”

Goodbye Christopher Robin

An enchanting biopic !
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Animal Crackers

Emily Blunt , Danny DeVito and Ian McKellen are fur-tastic in this magical animation . Roll up , roll up ...
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Husband and wife team John Krasinski and Emily Blunt go
down on – elephants , monkeys , hamsters , you name it ! Can the young family use the
animal mad in this hilarious animated comedy , which also boasts the voices of – wait for it ! – Danny DeVito , Sylvester Stallone and Ian McKellen . The cute and clever plot sees Owen and Zoe Huntington , together with their sweet threeyear-old daughter Mackenzie , inheriting an old circus , plus a strange box of animal crackers , from Owen ’ s long-lost uncle Buffalo Bob . Anyone who eats these tasty treats will turn into the animal they ’ ve chowed
enchanted box to turn the fortunes of the circus around ? You bet they can . But wait … there ’ s a villain in the mix , Bob ’ s evil brother Horatio P . Huntington ( McKellen ), who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the magical crackers and add the circus to his business empire . Boo hiss ! Bringing new meaning to the phrase “ you are what you eat ”, this ‘ cracking ’ comedy will have you laughing yourself silly this September .
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Directed by Simon Curtis ( known for Woman in Gold and the excellent My Week With Marilyn ), Goodbye Christopher Robin is a beautifully made biographical drama based on the inspirational life and times of Winnie the Pooh creator A . A . Milne .
Starring Domhnall Gleeson as the celebrated English author and Margot Robbie as his wife Daphne , the film offers a rare glimpse into Milne ’ s relationship with his son C . R . Milne ( AKA ‘ Billie ’, AKA Christopher Robin ). Milne based his Hundred Acre Wood tales on his son and his son ’ s toys , little knowing the delight they ’ d bring to kids around the world .
A lovely film that ‘ bears ’ its heart on its sleeve . Don ’ t miss it .
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