Disney’s ‘Pinocchio’ IGN score 5 points: Tom Hanks can’t save its reputation either

IGN has announced the rating of Disney live-action movie ‘Pinocchio’ as 5 out of 5.

Rating: 5 Mediocre

Pinocchio’ will be a live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale, directed by Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks as Pinocchio’s “father” carpenter Geppetto, the two have worked together on ‘Forrest Gump’. Luke Evans plays the villain The Coachman, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth voices Pinocchio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt voices Jiminy Cricket, Cynthia Erivo plays Blue Fairy, Keegan- Michael Key voicing Honest John, Lorraine Bracco voicing the new character Sofia the Seagull.

General comments:

‘Pinocchio’ is further proof that Disney’s live-action remake of a classic animated film is a mediocre act. Its lack of any cinematic, originality or even longevity comes from their so many attempts. This is the number one problem they have to face. In this remake, there are too many homages to the 1940 animated film, but the script itself is obviously limited as a result. The movie is occasionally beautifully rendered, but the script seems so cutthroat. Traditional twang and modern chic often alternate, and worse still are the film’s anachronistic lines. Aside from the unexpected ending, the director is basically doing an exact imitation of the original film. Although Tom Hanks tries his best, even he can’t save the film.

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