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Swallows and Amazons

2016

Philippa Lowthorpe

Kelly MacDonald, Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall, Harry Enfield ...

4.8

250

Adventure. Drama Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone… The battle for ownership of a lonely island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve... Swallows and Amazons is based on ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is as if the children’s innocent fantasy world of pirates and adventurers isn’t enough. The action must be ramped up (...) Decent enough (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"There’s a period-appropriate honesty to it (...) that sets it apart from any other family film you’ll see this summer (...) This is high adventure in safe hands (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ian Freer Empire	"It never really manages to solve the lack of drama needed to thrive as a movie (...) There is an assured cosy feel to the storytelling (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Catherine Bray Variety	"A very charming, fairly twee, entirely respectable adventure (...) An area where the film excels is in visually capturing the romance of mucking about in small boats."
		Trevor Johnston Radio Times	"An intelligent, involving, beautifully mounted adaptation of material that might easily have seemed an old-fashioned relic (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Edwards Mirror	"Arthur Ransome’s classic tale offers good, old-fashioned family fun (...) [It] is well-acted, exciting and a showcase for the English countryside (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"We’re in the wrong century (...) Nobody still capable of walking upright will be interested in these creaky adventures (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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