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Jul 1, 2016 · It's about a London orphan who gets kidnapped by The Big Friendly Giant, or BFG (Mark Rylance, in the first motion-capture performance to equal Andy Serkis' best) and whisked away to the land of the giants. The BFG is indeed friendly—befuddled and a bit sad, but nice. But there are other giants here.
Parents need to know that The BFG-- which was directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Roald Dahl's beloved fantasy book -- is about a Big Friendly Giant (BFG) and Sophie, the young orphan he first snatches and later befriends. The movie has a dark tone, and tense moments of peril and danger punctuate…
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Steven Spielberg
Jun 30, 2016 · While the movie could stand to be a bit shorter (the third act does run on a little long), The BFG is a total charmer, and one of the best friendship tales in recent memory. It’s also nice to...
Jul 1, 2016 · What to Know. Critics Consensus. The BFG minimizes the darker elements of Roald Dahl's classic in favor of a resolutely good-natured, visually stunning, and largely successful family-friendly...
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- Steven Spielberg
- PG
- Mark Rylance
May 14, 2016 · That film served up more bad ideas than good, but among its takeaway lessons was the notion that magic only works so long as children believe, and here we see the principle put into practice.
Firstly this is not your average Spielberg movie, it's more of a feel good family movie. The reason people hate this movie is because they are comparing it to a proper Spielberg movie. I think Spielberg was trying to do something different this time for kid viewers.
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May 14, 2016 · The BFG, film review: Gorgeous and technically excellent – but not Spielberg at his best. It'll likely enrapture kids, but the lack of plot lets this Roald Dahl adaptation down. Geoffrey...
