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Goodbye Christopher Robin

2017

Simon Curtis

Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Will Tilston, Kelly MacDonald ...

6.1

1,369

Drama A glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"[A] predictably handsome, predictably stuffy literary biopic (...) All of this is reasonably interesting, but not as dramatic as it ought to be"	NEU
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Compelling, if not always subtle (...) It's the chemistry between Domhnall Gleeson and newcomer Will Tilston (...) that makes the movie more than a melange of inept parenting and Tigger, too."	NEU
United Kingdom	Helen O'Hara Telegraph	"[It] moves far away from the glossy whimsy of 'Miss Potter' or nostalgia of 'Finding Neverland'. Simon Curtis (...) and screenwriter Frank Cotrell-Boyce (...) don’t pull their punches (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"Domhnall Gleason and Margot Robbie fail to fully convince (...) A brazenly manipulative film (...) [It] loses a genuinely moving story in cinematic contrivances."	NEG
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"Gleeson and especially Robbie excel at capturing these interesting, flawed characters (...) It does dare to go darker than most films like it"	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Pile Empire	"A witty and touching father-son tale. And at its centre: a startling debut from Will Tilston, whose compelling performance ensures its emotional moments land successfully (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"The poor bear deserves better (...) 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' starts with something we love and turns it into something we paid for."	NEG
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"A stiffly depressing portrait of toffee-nosed child abuse."	NEG

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