The BFG

A delightful children’s story, but honestly, not the best Spielberg movie.

I hate to nit pic (Well not really), but the BFG was barely on my radar before the film came out. It seemed kind of weird for a movie directed by the great Steven Spielberg, especially a magical adventure for kids of all ages like this one.

Based on a children’s book by the same guy who wrote the book Willy Wonka was adapted from, comes the story of a ten year old girl who goes on a fantastic adventure after she befriends a big friendly giant.

As far as the children fantasy goes it’s a great story about two of the most unlikely people becoming best friends forever.

The BFG has the perfect tone to put you into a child-like mood while you’re watching the picture.

The visual effects were great, absolutely well done when it comes to creating the world of the giants and making the BFG himself someone that can be related too rather than just a bland CGI character.

But it’s no ET. As far as Spielberg movies go, I’ve seen him do better in the subject of children’s fantasy.

The adventure does not flow as gracefully as it should, which causes it to feel really long at times. Maybe trying to be fateful to the book cause the dull pace in parts.

But The little girl who they got to play the main character was cute and charming, and the semi-CGI BFG has more personality than most on screen digital images. It was very humorous with a humor appropriate for all ages and quite a lovely story.

Overall, it’s a winner.