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- First reviewOctober 18, 2009
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Wonderful, but not for small children
PostedOctober 18, 2009
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from NNJ
Beautiful rendering of Sendak's book. The characters are complex, the filmmaking really exquisite. However, it is NOT really a film for kids- there's little humor, and what exists is sophisticated. The characters are very complex (insecure) and there's no Disnified simplification. No problems are solved and there's no "happy ending" (at least for the Wild Things...). All of this made Max, his family, and the Wild Things completely believable. In particular, the casting of Max was extremely good. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was that the book IS a children's book, after all....
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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