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The BFG

The BFG (AKA The Big Friendly Giant)

2016

Steven Spielberg

Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement ...

5.4

7,344

Fantasy Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant. Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie's presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'The BFG' is Spielberg by the numbers — and likely to please viewers looking for just that. But this is a lighter variation of the 'E.T.' formula, impressively realized and likable without ever catapulting into more inspired territory"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	An uncanny thematic mirror to E.T (...) 'The BFG' emerges as a conspicuously less captivating, magical and transporting experience than its classic forebear"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A typically distinctive, eccentric and seductive star performance from Mark Rylance absolutely makes this movie what it is (...) a labour of love for Spielberg and a wonderful swansong for Melissa Mathison (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	Too eccentric to be a massive box-office hit yet too mainstream for a cult following; it nevertheless deserves to be seen.	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"A visually dazzling summer treat (...) Spielberg offers a gallery of unforgettable images to illuminate a surprisingly straightforward story (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"Flaws aside, this is a superior, inventive kids' film, and one that's bound to make Rylance's giant a favourite with younger audiences (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"Like so many good dreams, it leaves us groping for a past that can never be recovered, but also looking ahead to a future that suddenly seems brighter, and friendlier, than we had dared to believe"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"What's missing, above all, is the wild, palpable sense of excitement that has galvanized so many of Mr. Spielberg's other juvenile adventures, from 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' to 'The Adventures of Tintin'."	NEU
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Technically impressive but listless and tedious (...) What’s largely missing is the sense of wonder and adventure (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"An innocuous bedtime tale (...) Parents looking for a 21st-century E.T. to share with their kids are bound to be a bit disappointed"	NEU
United States	Steve Pond The Wrap	"An adventure story that misses the magic (...) the best thing about “The BFG,” it turns out, is the BFG himself, a collaborative creation of Dahl, Spielberg, actor Mark Rylance and a team of special effects whizzes"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The special effects are spectacular. And there's no faulting Mark Rylance as the giant. But things get 'a bit grumbly' when the worlds of Spielberg and Dahl collide. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
Mexico	Leonardo García Tsao Diario La Jornada	"La película es el temido regreso del director a su chabacanería de antaño, después de que había mostrado madurez en proyectos como 'Munich' y 'Lincoln'. Pero ¿qué podía esperarse de su primer trabajo para la casa Disney?"	NEG

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