Christopher Robin

Some time ago I watched "Christopher Robin" starring Ewan McGregor as a grown up Christopher Robin who had grown up to forget all about Winnie the Pooh and all of his childhood friends in 100 Acre Wood.

The thing I noticed in the film, and loved about the film, was that the characters we know and love-Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Kanga and Roo, Eeyore, Owl, Tigger-are all as they appear in the books, not a modern cartoon version of the animals. Yet, there is a sad aesthetic to the film, and to these characters, as they've been neglected and forgotten by Christopher Robin.

The movie made me think of "Hook" with Robin Williams. The movie was meant to evoke fond memories of the past, as "Hook" did for its main character, Peter Banning, AKA Peter Pan. This movie, however, failed to bring the childhood wonder. The joyous ending felt manufactured, and anything but joyous.

Quite frankly, in this film, Christopher Robin was annoyed by his beloved friends, and was a jerk to each and every one of them. If you love the Winnie the Pooh books, or even the modern Disney incarnations, don't watch this film.

I cannot recommend this film at all, to anyone, for any reason.

Now streaming on Netflix, Vudu, Google Play, YouTube, Amazon Prime, DVD and Blu Ray. 2 stars.