Christopher Robin
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: August 3, 2018
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JLuis_001Aug 8, 2018
Nostalgia over quality, but by saying that I don't mean this film is bad but is far from being something prominent or remarkable.

There is quality, the Disney magic that many people love is also there but the film relies a lot on thatNostalgia over quality, but by saying that I don't mean this film is bad but is far from being something prominent or remarkable.

There is quality, the Disney magic that many people love is also there but the film relies a lot on that knowing that the feeling, the longing and melancholy are the strongest components of the story.

After all, kids can go to see Christopher Robin, but as what happened with Toy Story 3 and Incredibles 2, this film is aimed at those who grew up with the characters, as I said the nostalgia factor is indispensable.

I recommend it with reservations because it probably will not be to everyone's liking, it depends on the mentality with which you want to enjoy a film like this, definitely cynicism and bitterness will only ruin the experience, so you're warned.… Expand
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VideoGameLoverAug 3, 2018
I love Disney. I love Winnie the Pooh. I love (the SUPERIOR) Paddington Bear movies. Though Christopher Robin has no heart, a choppy story (that defies logic...Pooh can travel to CR's house through his tree though at times, everyone needsI love Disney. I love Winnie the Pooh. I love (the SUPERIOR) Paddington Bear movies. Though Christopher Robin has no heart, a choppy story (that defies logic...Pooh can travel to CR's house through his tree though at times, everyone needs to take a train?) I wanted to love this movie. Instead it left me snoring in the theater.… Expand
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TVJerryAug 4, 2018
Not to be confused with "Goodbye Christopher Robin" from last year, this Disney film images the titular character as a grown man with wife, daughter and a serious job. His myopic focus on work is disrupted with the appearance of Winnie theNot to be confused with "Goodbye Christopher Robin" from last year, this Disney film images the titular character as a grown man with wife, daughter and a serious job. His myopic focus on work is disrupted with the appearance of Winnie the Pooh and several others from the imaginary menagerie. This is a sweet story told with gentle style and subdued pacing, which makes it a bit precious (it is British, after all). Still, the youngsters should enjoy seeing the popular characters come to life, even if their adventure is not as exciting as most Disney animations.… Expand
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DavidWasHereAug 18, 2018
This movie is disappointingly okay. There is an idea here to make it really good, even great! The groundwork is there. However Disney plays it super safe with a same-old story without much subversion, and blatant emotional manipulation.

SoThis movie is disappointingly okay. There is an idea here to make it really good, even great! The groundwork is there. However Disney plays it super safe with a same-old story without much subversion, and blatant emotional manipulation.

So what does work about the movie? Well it has heart, that's for one. There certainly is a warm and fuzzy center to the film that doesn't feel like blatant tugs at the heart-string. A large portion of this does come with Pooh and the gang. The designs are great and they do animate well. Sure they do look weird being worn down toys, but it makes sense in the movie and they do look as realistic as they can without feeling out of place, like Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, and everyone else of the 100 Acre Woods feel like real things. And the voice cast also do a solid job, with Jim Cummings returning as the voices of Pooh and Tigger. Unfortunately a lot of the usual cast for the rest of the characters do not return, which is pretty obvious with Nich Mohammond as Piglet and Peter Capaldi as Rabbit being very obvious and does make you ask why they didn't just get the voice cast from 2011's Winnie the Pooh, but they do a good job regardless. Major props to Brad Garrett as Eeyore, who does a spot on job that I was surprised to know this was his first time voicing the character. Ewan McGregor does make for a great lead as the titular character. It's not like an Oscar-worthy performance, but he does bring his usual charm and charisma as an actor. McGregor is also really the only great live-action actor of the film. He has no chemistry with Hayley Atwell, who is just too stiff in this, Bronte Carmichael doesn't do a terrible child actor performance, but she does fall into a lot of child actor performances where she acts more like an adult than a kid (I blame that on the writing and directing), and Mark Gatiss chews the scenery as the closet thing to an antagonist of the film. Marc Forster, who directs this, and has a weird filmography (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stay, Stranger than Fiction, Quantum of Solace, and World War Z!) does an alright job outside of the acting, it's shot competently and doesn't rely too much on the 180 degree shot reverse shot style. Although it is weird because it feels like an arthouse film! Like the camera work is done with a handheld like style, not exactly going too much of shaky cam like the first Hunger Games movie, but it is clear that it's not film with tripods. It feels weird seeing Pooh shot in a style reminiscent of someone like Terrence Malick. It's not bad, but it can be distracting at times.

The biggest problem with the movie is the story. I don't mind that the movie is low-key and doesn't have much at stake. Like anything that is bigger for a Winnie the Pooh story would feel totally out of place! The general plot is fine, but it feels SO obvious with the emotional manipulation. So many of the dialogue and even the scenes that play out, including a pot of honey falling off the table and smashing, is such blatant appeals to the heart that it is obnoxious and groan worthy. Which just makes the overall story line of Christopher Robin working too hard and not being there for his family feel all the more tired and trite. The general idea isn't terrible, but instead of playing the movie with a little bit more artistic risk, take a few chances and subversion of the story, try for more subtly, and make work on a greater theme overall, instead of a played out "father learns to be a family man" that you have seen so much in family movies before. I'm not saying they needed to go full on Hook, but at least something with more tact.

I can't in good faith say this movie is bad, the movie did it's job bringing nostalgic memories to the adult audience while providing something harmless but not pandering for kids. But there was so much potential that was not reached here, unfortunately. What could have been great, just came out average.… Expand
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Vitor007Sep 6, 2018
"Christopher Robin" may be cute, but the expectation was too big. Too mature, portraying little about the back of these classic characters, keeping a main focus on Pooh. Other characters had a simple impression, without much producers"Christopher Robin" may be cute, but the expectation was too big. Too mature, portraying little about the back of these classic characters, keeping a main focus on Pooh. Other characters had a simple impression, without much producers concern, but the film has a good message, that the focus can never be 100% in our responsibilities, in view of the people who care about you. 6.8/10… Expand
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LegendaryLassDec 15, 2018
Everyone is this movie is trying their hardest but Christopher Robin fails to connect. Just about everything is underplayed or underdone, mostly by McGregor, and what should be a fun and nostalgic romp feels hollow and lifeless.
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TyranianJul 28, 2019
Visually arresting and sometimes funny but otherwise poorly written and perhaps miscast.
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kuehnauDec 22, 2018
There's only one word to describe Christopher Robin as a film and that is idealistic. The movie starts out good enough, showing Christopher Robin's childhood and his growth into an adult man, with a family to care and love for and a demandingThere's only one word to describe Christopher Robin as a film and that is idealistic. The movie starts out good enough, showing Christopher Robin's childhood and his growth into an adult man, with a family to care and love for and a demanding job that pulls him away from them. Along the way, his old friend's from the Thousand Acre Woods show up to save the day and teach him about what is really important. The reality is, as a Disney movie, it preaches a lot of wishy-washy idealistic drivel that falls flat on it's face as soon as reality rears it's ugly head. Perhaps I am a bitter adult, but people have to work to survive and sometimes that means neglecting the most important things. It's just an unfortunate part of life most of us have grown to accept. The biggest issue I have with the movie is the fact Winnie the Pooh and friends are represented in the movie as real, living creatures that everyone can see, while the source material implies that they were always imaginary friends of a loney and isolated child. I rather think that if the movie had went into a different direction, a darker one, perhaps presenting some sort of psychotic break for Christopher Robin, the movie could have been a much more interesting concept. At the end of the day, it's not a bad film by any means, but that doesn't mean it couldn't have been better.… Expand
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SmirkAug 20, 2018
I can see that the writers tried really hard to capture the whimsy of Winnie the Pooh and friends, especially with a story about returning to you childhood and working out what's important in life (shh... it's you family). Somehow, however,I can see that the writers tried really hard to capture the whimsy of Winnie the Pooh and friends, especially with a story about returning to you childhood and working out what's important in life (shh... it's you family). Somehow, however, Christopher Robin fails, both in whimsy and in a sweet story. Somehow, there is too much of Pooh, the story is predictable and corny. I am a fan of Ewan MacGregor, and even enjoyed his Alec Guinness impression, but his posh English accent seems strained at times, as was his acting. I am also a fan of Hayley Atwell, but she had very little to do in this film, and sadly, the show wasn't stolen by young Bronte Carmichael. Sadly, this film didn't do it for me.… Expand
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MrMovieBuffSep 19, 2018
Many critics and general movie-going audiences have compared Disney's 'Christopher Robin' to Steven Spielberg's 'Hook' (1991), the idea that the concept is about a certain main character, that we're used to seeing as a child, is now all grownMany critics and general movie-going audiences have compared Disney's 'Christopher Robin' to Steven Spielberg's 'Hook' (1991), the idea that the concept is about a certain main character, that we're used to seeing as a child, is now all grown up and goes on more adventures despite their maturing in age. In this film, Ewan McGregor plays the title character, who, after his childhood days of playing with friends including; Winnie the Pooh (voiced by Jim Cummings) and co. he heads off to London where we see him meet a kind and beautiful woman named Evelyn (Hayley Atwell), gets married, and has a daughter with her. His job is constantly keeping him busy from spending time with his family. He stays in London for the sake of his job, while his wife and daughter go away for the weekend. A lonely Pooh seems unable to find his friends and wanders along the Hundred Acre Wood, which seems to embody a dull, foggy and almost de-saturated look to it. He stumbles along and finds himself in London where a now grown-up Christopher Robin finds him. Shocked and confused as to how Pooh got there, Robin tries everything he can to get Pooh back without anyone else seeing them, and trying his best to concentrate on work. It's a stressful juggle. I enjoyed this movie for its warm heart and sentimentality. The actors and voice actors do an incredible job to showcase their loneliness and common chemistry. McGregor is likeable and sympathetic as a grown man, struggling to balance his family and work life, while at the same time, forgetting to remember what it was like to be a child. There were times where the movie's pace does drag, considering it is under 2 hours long, and there were also moments where it would fall emotionally flat. I expected more of an emotional punch, but there were moments that felt forced. Director Marc Forster does do a good job to show how much he knows these characters, and respects the material created by A.A. Milne. McGregor and Atwell are wonderful to watch, and don't get the credit they deserve, I just think the movie should have been more lively, instead of plodding around. Your children may be frustrated at the slow pace, but hopefully, the colorful characters should hold their attention. It's a fine and well made movie... that's all.… Expand
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PipeCOct 31, 2018
A cuddly but low-spirited studio drama about imagination in adulthood. Set in mid-20th century London, England, this time it's looking for the catatonic imagination of 40-year-old Christopher Robin; he isn't a child anymore, now is fullyA cuddly but low-spirited studio drama about imagination in adulthood. Set in mid-20th century London, England, this time it's looking for the catatonic imagination of 40-year-old Christopher Robin; he isn't a child anymore, now is fully immersed in work, away from home, away from Ashdown's grayish afternoons lulling the forests, he's left behind his younger years. There's no room for fantasy, isn't it? Look back, folks.

Certainly, Greg Brooker and Mark Steven Johnson have written a drama aimed at adult audiences, those who grew up with the books and Disney's eternal adaptations, leaving limited space for new audiences who want to fall in love with the beloved characters for the first time. It stumbles up clear-as-water similarity with the "Toy Story" franchise by John Lasseter and Oscar-winning "Inside Out" by Pete Docter regarding plot development and its usual devices. It's a straight way that doesn't hesitate until reaching its final point, arousing tolerable predictability that doesn't matter by the fact that we're encountering one more time with those plush animals that took us by the hand once. The six-handed (Allison Schroeder, Tom McCarthy and Alex Ross Perry) screenplay is loaded with naïvely effective punchlines, provided mainly by Pooh, a kind of adorable comic-relief. Eeyore's taciturnity and discouragement injects a kind of tenderness that benefits the character's bonding; Piglet's shyness plays in a different field that Eeyore's, since his pristine innocence hooks the spectator into the adventure; Rabbit, Kanga, Owl and Roo surprisingly remain in the background, giving much more screen time to the four most famous animals created by the English author. Although every time the plush characters are on screen all the attention is theirs, Christopher Robin's the vehicle the film wants for us to live the experience. A middle-class grown-up, drowned in work, a father who has forgotten to dream, is the ideal device to narrate this 'become-a-child-again' story. A well-written— much better casted —character, who goes through the required development phases and, at the end, he's a fully different, better man than he was at the beginning, that is to say, he fulfills his role as protagonist.

Pay close attention to the peculiar animation style, a hyper-realistic CGI/live-action hybrid that endorses an emphatically unique appearance, even if you have the notion they're not living things throughout the screening, but computer-animated stuffed animals finding life in human-like moves, gestures and behaviors; another artistic beauty by Disney. Production design is visually commendable, recreating mid-1950's Britain truthfully, permeating every frame with moribund post-World War II hostility, of course, filtered by the company's standards. Despite that, they decide to set much of the plot in the shadowy British fields, where tenuity bathes the smallest elements. Matthias Koenigswieser's cinematography could be considered as the darkest, but equally captivating among Disney live-action pictures, thus taking the top place from Dean Semler by "Maleficent." The soundtrack by Geoff Zanelli and Jon Brion breathes magic at times, they're pieces embellishing pictures, not standing out from them; an unsurprising, nice score that is in tune with the visuals.

And there's a first-class vocal cast here, counting among its ranks genius voice actors as Jim Cummings, Toby Jones or Peter Capaldi, who with their voices immediately take us back to the past, into a world of hopefulness. The voice ranges and their corresponding nuances represent characters properly, which allows the story to come to life and gives a nostalgic edge that encourages the viewer to stay on. Ewan McGregor, without fail, delivers a good Robin, he goes through a medium-quality personal transformation and despite his half-baked charisma and prominent harshness, his performance is warmly acceptable yet unlikely an Oscar-contender. Hayley Atwell is an out-and-out waste of talent with a supporting role that makes us wonder that after "Marvel's Agent Carter" was canceled by ABC, this gifted British actress must find worthy roles, one that makes her shine and not become one more shadow of a male figure.

"Christopher Robin" by Marc Forster is an unambitious, straight drama offering that forgets dreaming with a premise that could have set up a stunning live-action re-imagination of one of the most emblematic classics in children's entertainment industry. Still, the irrepressible, powerful charisma of the animated characters, their occurrences and the amusing over-the-top final sequence will prove a pleasant experience that puts flawed but needed dramatic development throughout its first two acts. Emphatically, Forster seems to stick to the script they've written for him, perhaps it was his chance to be part of the Disney family or perhaps it was a personal dream that failed to connect with audiences as well as expected.… Expand
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alimusaevAug 7, 2018
Добрый и яркий фильм с банальным сюжетом и недоработанным сценарием. В фильме настоящий образ Кристофера Робина не расскрывается полностью, а только поверхностно. Неудачные спецэффекты делают фильм дешевым и неестественным.Добрый и яркий фильм с банальным сюжетом и недоработанным сценарием. В фильме настоящий образ Кристофера Робина не расскрывается полностью, а только поверхностно. Неудачные спецэффекты делают фильм дешевым и неестественным.
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amheretojudgeAug 5, 2018
a quintessential lesson wrapped like a gift that should, does and always will attract younger audience..

Christopher Robin 3 Out Of 5 Christopher Robin is a plot driven Disney feature that has all of its ingredients and lives up to itsa quintessential lesson wrapped like a gift that should, does and always will attract younger audience..

Christopher Robin

3 Out Of 5

Christopher Robin is a plot driven Disney feature that has all of its ingredients and lives up to its expectations with simplicity and sensibility. Having said that, it doesn't suggest in any way that it is one of the best that Disney has offered us. No, that title was taken away by some flawed sequences (some can be negotiated considering a sketchy world but some cannot be), rough editing and questionable background score which clearly could have been a lot better. The feature is utterly sweet and mesmerizing which doesn't come often; especially nowadays, in fact it is almost too sweet to cover up its bitter, flawed and chalky edges. The visual effects team has got it right along with the camera work and cinematography that makes it visually stunning and pleasing to experience it on screen. The screenplay may be blunt but is filled with comic sequences (the red balloon stays with you like a cloud) and fast paced good old race-against-time factor that holds the audience on the edge of the seat. There may not be a hilarious moment that will crack you up but is undeniably soothing and cozy throughout the course of it to see the character blending in on screen. Foster; the director, clearly had his days where he is bang on his money while executing but some days not so much, which is never a good sign. McGregor is calm and confident with a good supporting cast like Atwell and Gatiss but Cummings' exceptional voice is something that you will neither forget nor would want to. Stunning visuals, sugary world and the warm chemistry between Robin and Pooh are the high points of the feature. Christopher Robin is a quintessential lesson wrapped like a gift that should, does and always will attract younger audience.… Expand
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WillSullivanSep 4, 2018
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Christopher Robin ends up being a mixed bag. It is a fun trip down memory lane and there are some stellar performances in it. The overarching theme andvisit Baltic Avenue Productions dot com slash Walkin' Talkin' Pictures for my full review

Christopher Robin ends up being a mixed bag. It is a fun trip down memory lane and there are some stellar performances in it. The overarching theme and story don’t hit hard enough to really justify the project’s existence. I was nervous when this project was brought to life. It stops significantly short of being disrespectful of the source material. For a superfan of Pooh there’s a lot to enjoy, but it doesn’t make much effort to expand the fandom and let newcomers in. I don’t think this is a must see in theaters. It’s a great Netflix rainy day kind of film.… Expand
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JMMORRISAug 11, 2018
Its not terrible, its just not great. If you are expecting the movie to live up to the trailers, you will be disappointed. Full credit for the CGI/special effects and the sets. Its just they forgot about the plot and character development.Its not terrible, its just not great. If you are expecting the movie to live up to the trailers, you will be disappointed. Full credit for the CGI/special effects and the sets. Its just they forgot about the plot and character development. They are just weak and inconsistent. This is not a top flight Disney offering and unfortunately you will be checking your watch/phone/other devices regularly throughout. A missed opportunity to make a great film.… Expand
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ilkitilkiAug 22, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. boring even for children ... some of them left the movie theatre in second half… Expand
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Brando217Mar 9, 2019
Although this film has a great introduction and a beautiful ending, everything in between is just a lot of nothing and that's painful to say because Winnie the Pooh is the definition of my childhood.
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CarlElmoreNov 22, 2022
Great performances especially from Ewan McGregor and great visual effects but the story is just kinda boring.
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