Storyline
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!
Directors
Cast
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Matt Frewer, Daniel Bacon, Michael Adamthwaite, Bill Hader, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Jemaine Clement, Gabrielle Rose, Marilyn Norry, Chris Shields, Mark Rylance, Adam Godley, Graham Curry, Penelope Wilton, John Emmet Tracy, Haig Sutherland, Alejandro Cuello, Ruby Barnhill, Geoffrey Wade, Paul Moniz de Sa, Lucia Ryan, Julia Torrance
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Reviews
100
It’s a weighty technical accomplishment – the extraordinary detailed motion-capture technology alone, which stretches Rylance’s human performance to giant-sized proportions, is river-straddling bounds beyond anything you’ve seen before.
90
No matter how fantastical the tale (and it gets pretty out-there at points), this splendid Steven Spielberg-directed adaptation makes it possible for audiences of all ages to wrap their heads around one of the unlikeliest friendships in cinema history, resulting in the sort of instant family classic “human beans” once relied upon Disney to deliver.
83
The BFG exceeds expectations thanks to Rylance’s performance, and joyously expounds the essence of a cherished children’s tale in all of its imaginative glory.
80
The Guardian
It seems pointless to say that the big friendly giant is the star of The BFG. But casting has never been more crucial. A typically distinctive, eccentric and seductive star performance from Mark Rylance absolutely makes this movie what it is.
80
Flaws aside, this is a superior, inventive kids' film, and one that's bound to make Rylance's giant a favourite with younger audiences.
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