2022 · fantasy · animation · drama
Pinocchio
Directed by Robert Zemeckis1h 45m2022
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
Our read: Pinocchio (2022) reads as a neutral, steady, inventive fantasy · animation · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, steady, measured fantasy / animation, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, tender.
- inventive
- signature
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How Pinocchio feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a polished live-action fairy tale with songs and Tom Hanks warmth.”
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