Movie Review - Pinocchio

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Family/ Adventure
Runtime: 105 minutes
Year: 2022
Starring: Tom Hanks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Angus Wright, Cynthia Erivo, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, Guiseppe Battison
 
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2022 MOVIE CHALLENGE
WEEK 42: A CHILDREN’S MOVIE
 
Description: A puppet is brought to life by a fairy, who assigns him to lead a virtuous life in order to become a real boy.

Review: After “Beauty and the Beast (2017)”, “The Lion King”(2019) and “Aladdin” (2019), it is time for yet another Disney fairy tale to be turned into a live-action movie: “Pinocchio”. None other than Tom Hanks takes on the role of Geppetto, but even Hanks can not save this somewhat disappointing retelling of the familiar fairy tale.

Geppetto must learn to cope with the loss of his son and makes a wooden doll that reminds him of his boy. How wonderful it would be if this Pinocchio were really alive. He makes a wish and it comes true. Pinocchio comes to life and embarks on a grand adventure. From his first day at school to an encounter with questionable characters.

Tom Hanks works together with director Robert Zemeckis again, who he made “Forrest Gump” with. Such a big name as Hanks naturally attracts many fans, it was a reason for me to watch it. As Geppetto, Hanks is merely the creator of Pinocchio and then fades into the background.

The story has no faults. The donkeys, the fairy, the whale and the evil fox and cat: we know it all from the original fairy tale. All the elements are in it again this time. And it all looks beautiful. Even though it’s a live-action film, most of the film is still animated, or computer animated anyway. The film is filled with CGI, when many things could have been recreated with practical effects. Because of this, the film really loses its magic and pure beauty, that we know and love from the animated film.

This is one of these movies I really wished I loved, but I didn’t. Probably my least favorite of the recent Disney animations brought to life in live-action.

Rating: 2,5/ 5