Y V A r c a d e — The BFG (dir. Steven Spielberg). [The film] is...
The BFG (dir. Steven Spielberg).
“[The film] is fine and lovely but almost sensibly inert. Spielberg is overly faithful to the source material while muting elements of his own cinematic trademarks. The mixture of grim horror and childlike warmth...

The BFG (dir. Steven Spielberg).

[The film] is fine and lovely but almost sensibly inert. Spielberg is overly faithful to the source material while muting elements of his own cinematic trademarks. The mixture of grim horror and childlike warmth never quite gels amidst the land of giants and dream catching. The adaptation is pleasant and appealing enough yet somewhat cold as it never quite balances Spielberg and [author Roald] Dahl’s respective styles.

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