The B.F.G

Never get out of bed, never go to the window, never look behind the curtain...and that is where our story begins.....

Roald Dahl has always been a favourite author of mine, from an early age I remember my "granddad" George reading about his marvellous medicine, hearing about The Champion of the World and the tales of a Fantastic Mr Fox.  I recently purchased a collection of all his works that I could read to my daughter and look forward to the days that we can read these stories together and hopefully she will have the same experiences.

The BFG always reminds me of George, he almost looks like him.

I felt awash with emotion and joy when the "Runt" first appeared on screen and hearing the immortal gobblefunked speech of the giant just brought back so many fond memories, but to counteract this, there was Sophie.  I know child actors are a thing to take with a pinch of salt, but we really have been blessed in some recent films and TV shows (take the Netflix Original series "Stranger Times" for an example), Sophie was OK in parts, but the just downright awful in others. Even to the point were it took me right out of the nostalgic moment.


This is a nitpick but one that did not deter from the thoroughly enjoyable experience.

The BFG is wonderfully portrayed by Mark Rylance and the Giants of Giant Land have great personalities that really stand out from each other.  It has been a while since I have read the original story, but it all came back to me and as I recall the film encapsulates it very well.

Some of the CGI is a little ropey when it comes down to the interactions between Sophie and the BFG, mainly when she is sat in his hand, but the characters models are just divine.

Possibly a little too scary to start with for younger children, but all this is resolved in the first few minutes and they will be soon laughing at all the whizzpopping