Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)Horrid Henry finds himself doing things he never ever thought he'd do, and then some. Director:Nick Moore |
|
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)Horrid Henry finds himself doing things he never ever thought he'd do, and then some. Director:Nick Moore |
|
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
| Credited cast: | |||
| Anjelica Huston | ... |
Miss Battleaxe
|
|
| Parminder Nagra | ... |
Miss Lovely
|
|
| Richard E. Grant | ... |
Vic Van Wrinkle
|
|
| Noel Fielding | ... | ||
| Rebecca Front | ... |
Miss Oddbod
|
|
| Prunella Scales | ... |
Great Aunt Greta
|
|
| Mathew Horne | ... |
Dad
|
|
| Theo Stevenson | ... | ||
|
|
Tyger Drew-Honey | ... |
Stuck-up Steve
|
|
|
Jo Brand | ... | |
| David Schneider | ... |
Soggy Sid
|
|
| Kimberley Walsh | ... |
Prissy Polly
|
|
| Ross Marron | ... | ||
|
|
Siobhan Hayes | ... |
Mum
|
|
|
Helen Lederer | ... |
Rich Aunt Ruby
|
When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt School Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out - all because he is trying to save the very school which he has always professed to hate! Written by Anonymous
Without laughing out loud at any time, actually two barely audible giggles, I enjoyed this film. Not least because there is something like a story at the heart of it.
Stuffed with top notch British acting talent all of whom have a good time exaggerating their own stereotype, 'Horrid Henry: the movie' is a pleasure to watch. All the adult roles are drawn as cartoon caricatures and faintly repulsive with it, even the delightful Miss Lovely is an overdrawn figure of loveliness. Personally I found the Dick and Dom take on scary syncopated kids TV presenters a little too close to the spooky for comfort, but they're a bit like that anyway.
The children in the story get on with sorting out the adult mess in the usual manner of child drama, and because there is a story proceedings move along nicely. The 'fantasy' scenes are well done, with a couple of nice jokes at the expense of CGI trickery.
All in all good stuff and I recommend it for fans of Horrid Henry whether they come by book, audio book or the TV cartoon series.
While the kids in the audience enjoyed it, you may feel as I did that all this good time fun doesn't quite get into the wow territory the film is clearly striving for. But don't let that worry you, we don't need another blockbuster just yet. Na na ne na na na.