The Boy in the Dress

TV Movie
2014
1h 3m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

930

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Comedy Drama Family

Dennis, a 12-year-old boy, enjoys football and fashion. The film shows the reactions of his family and friends to his eclectic activities.Dennis, a 12-year-old boy, enjoys football and fashion. The film shows the reactions of his family and friends to his eclectic activities.Dennis, a 12-year-old boy, enjoys football and fashion. The film shows the reactions of his family and friends to his eclectic activities.

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6.4/10

930

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Trivia
In the novel Peter mentions Dennis not being allowed to watch "Small England or whatever it's called" this is a reference to David Williams other show Little Britain where he dresses up in women's clothes much like the novel.

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3/10

Not bad Christmas viewing.

Adaptations of the children's books by David Walliams have become a sort of fixture of the Christmas TV schedules, and this was the third of these.

I enjoyed the first one 'Mr Stink', but I found this one to be a little dull if I'm honest. It has its moments, and the message behind it is good, but I didn't find the cast to be as full of big names as previous adaptations, and crucially for only an hour film, it dragged.

The lad playing Dennis does well and he is ably supported by the always fun James Buckley as a PE teacher and Harish Patel as Raj. I didn't find Jennifer Saunders role particularly funny at all though.

It is a well made adaptation though, and well worth watching on DVD.

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