David Lowery’s live-action family film avoids predicability with bleak subplots and a good balance between spectacle and sentimentLonely kid befriends fantasy creature. Grownups discover fantasy creature. Kid must protect creature,before saying goodbye. Kid learns. Kid grows. Fin. A childrens’ fantasy from director David Lowery, Pete’s Dragon drags an orphan called Pete and a dragon called Elliot through a dependable routine. The result is portion ET, and portion Jungle Book,portion Peanuts. It’s sweet and soulful and Spielberg-ish, but with a bitter streak. Related: Disney to make live-action Peter Pan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com