GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, John Turturro, Christoph Waltz

There is no shortage of Pinocchio adaptations. We had a dismal “live action” remake from Disney earlier this year, and now Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro adds his visual eye using stop motion animation with Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Del Toro’s adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s famous work starts off with Geppetto (Bradley) living in Italy with his son, Carlo, during World War I. This backstory introduces us to the beautiful and tragic father/son story that sees Geppetto witness the accidental death of Carlo due to a war bomb. A cricket named Sebastian J. Cricket (McGregor) sees Geppetto weeping, crying out over Carlo. Later on after having a few drinks, Geppetto creates a wooden marionette boy who comes to life thanks to some magic. It’s up to Sebastian to guide him through his new life. It’s now streaming on Netflix and in theaters

Here’s my review