![]() ![]() Unlike Disney’s recent “live-action” Pinocchio that was pretty much a re-tread of the animated classic, Guillermo Del Toro’s version looks to bring something fresh and original to the story, flipping plot and subverting expectation at every turn. It’s a shame he doesn’t get more screen-time. Cricket narrates the story, while he’s also responsible for most of the film’s big laughs, proclaiming “one nightmare after another” as he’s knocked and smashed and stomped on throughout the movie. While the voice cast infuse the characters with life, David Bradley breaking the heart as Geppetto, Ron Perlman striking fear into soul as Podesta, and Christoph Waltz doing what Christoph Waltz does as the devious Count Volpe.īest of all is Ewan McGregor as Sebastian J Cricket, bringing warmth and charm to the self-proclaimed raconteur, who here is less Pinocchio’s conscience, and more his spiritual guide. The figures are sometimes grotesque, but as ever, Del Toro finds beauty in the shadows. The characters are stunning, with those that don’t look like they are made of wood appearing to be carved from stone. ![]() Especially when wind, rain, thunder, and lightening bring gothic intensity to the darker scenes. Del Toro co-directed the film with Mark Gustafson, the pair working with the Jim Henson Company and animation studio ShadowMachine, and collectively they’ve created a feast for the eyes. Here the tunes by Alexandre Desplat – featuring lyrics by Del Toro and Roeban Katz – are forgettable at best, and grating at worst, providing the film with its few low-points. Disney have already done a musical Pinocchio – twice – and those songs quickly became classics. The major negative throughout all this is the songs. Netflix Gregory Mann voices Pinocchio while Christoph Waltz is Count Volpe. ![]()
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