There's no comparing this to Saving Mr. Banks, an absurd Disney rewrite of history. This is a very sober, responsible adaptation of Christopher's early life. The script tracks well with his Christopher's autobiographies and known facts. It stops short of later heartbreaks but it doesn't sugar coat reality.

Good old Kermode. This is a super review treading so lightly and eloquently. No notes, no script, and that stream of informed comment. Thanks.

A beautiful and touching story of life, love and loss juxtaposed with a moving portrayal charting the fleeting moments between grace and despair in the complex, changing relationships between a father and a son. A treasure chest to be revisited time and time again. Gleeson and Will Tilston were simply superb.

I remember watching this in 2018 and enjoying it a lot more than I expected I would. I’m glad instead of showing the joyful side of Milne’s creation, they showed us the reality his family went through before, during, and after the fact.

My dad used to read me Whinney The Poo, to sleep, when I was 2/3 years old. Great memories. The older I get, the more I cry at sad/sweet films.

@JameyLeanneCooper

Жыл бұрын

Winnie the Pooh

I have to say that I enjoyed the film a lot. I'm a big fan of Saving Mr Banks so I kind of went in expecting that but for Winnie the Pooh . It pretty much is that although not quite as good. The origin of the Pooh characters feels a little bit forced and twee at times but I thought the film was very engrossing ,with excellent acting across the-board and a very good script One of the more underappreciated films you will see this year. The fact that the screening I was in a had about 1/10th of the audience of the occasionally charming but often dull and very cynically calculated Victoria and Abdul is not entirely surprising but this is a much better film for that type of audience.

Arguably my favorite movie of all time, definitely in my person top 10

Probably been said, but Kermode's green mic bests Mayo's red mic. Fun to see them and not just hear the podcast. Still going to listen as always though. Thanks 👍😊

I like their chemistry

Great review, K and M at their funny, enlightening and profound best

When did Simon read from Winnie The Pooh? I'd love to hear him read the last chapter (Enchanted Place).

Being a born and bred Sussexite who has loved the 'Winnie the Pooh' stories from young childhood I approached 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' with trepidation. However, I have to say that it won me over, just. I think as long as you can accept that it is more a fictional drama, rather than a strict biography, then there's not a lot to get het up about. The story and characters are well written, entertaining and well acted, although it's style is clearly pampering to an Americanised-stereotype of England. It also goes nowhere near talking about AA Milne's sell out to Disney. Worth a punt. 3/5

@GaiashKetoji

6 жыл бұрын

A. A. Milne didn't sell out to Disney, he was dead when Disney bought the rights.

@andyg9835

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's true. It was his estate that sold out.

@PR7-82

4 жыл бұрын

I think you mean pandering not pampering

@brooke1496

3 жыл бұрын

@@PR7-82 Born and bred a Texan; I suspect you (corrector) are American, too. Not privy to grasp the subtle shades of the Queen's English. Do look up a legal definition of "pandering," then a definition of "pampering." I know which verbal imagery I prefer. Plus, this @Andy G critique makes me want to give this film a shot. Which, I think in Sussex might be called 'a punt.' 5/5

@sputzelein

7 ай бұрын

Considering this toxic woman calling herself mother I wonder why they did this to her if its completely fictional. Or wasn´t it?

Reupload?

@charleselsewhere6576

6 жыл бұрын

They were interrupted by a sports score while talking so it seems they edited it out and then reuploaded

Glad I got to see this one after the disappointing Flatliners.

The film maybe unfocused, poorly written & is lifeless, however the film’s well acted, well characterised, stylish & intriguing. (66%) (3.5/5 stars) (mixed to positive)

Is there a historical proof that the mother was such a toxic selfish woman? That was hard to watch.

@hers6694

7 ай бұрын

I read that Christopher and his mother didn’t have a good relationship and that he didn’t see her in the final years of her life either. It’s not solid proof she was an awful woman, but given the little we do know, I think it tracks.

This film will be a load of POOH