The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

25/12/2009 0h 27m 7.3/10

Overview

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?

Director

Max Lang

Top Billed Cast

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Mother Squirrel (voice)

John Hurt

John Hurt

Owl (voice)

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

The Gruffalo (voice)

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Fox (voice)

James Corden

James Corden

Mouse (voice)

Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Snake (voice)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2/14/2024

7/10

Before a mouse goes for wander in the forest to find a nut, he fails to consider that he is just about bite-size for most of it's other dwellers. There's a snake, an owl - who does seem to find it quite difficult to fly in a straight line, and a ferocious fox. Perhaps he has read "1001 Nights" though, because when faced with becoming sandwich fodder, he conjures up an image for each of them of this great and menacing monster. This does the trick until, well guess who he meets amongst the trees? This is a simple story that lends itself well to some endearing and characterful stop-motion animation. It's all in their eyes! The narrative offers us the perspective of an innocent child as we explore and the mouse improvises, often humorously, to escape his tricky predicaments. It's an half an hour that is easy to watch and I did quite enjoy it.

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