Four Kids and It

Name: Four Kids and It
Genre: Fantasy, Family
Released: June 30, 2020
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Ashley Aufderheide, Billy Jenkins, Caroline Sheen, Ellie-Mae Siame, Matthew Goode

2020

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Lionsgate Home Entertainment | Release Date: June 30, 2020 | PG

Starring: Ashley Aufderheide, Billy Jenkins, Caroline Sheen, Ellie-Mae Siame, Matthew Goode, Michael Caine, Paula Patton, Pippa Haywood, Russell Brand, Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen

Summary: A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.

Director: Andy De Emmony

Genre(s): Fantasy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 110 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Apr 6, 2020

It's been a while since I've seen a silly baddie get the seat of his trousers set on fire, run around squawking, and then sit down in a water trough with an ecstatic sigh. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Jun 30, 2020

More curio than classic, Four Kids and It may hold children’s attention (and sometimes test adults’ patience) over the movie’s brief running time, but seems unlikely to inspire many a rewatch. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Apr 6, 2020

“Careful what you wish for” may have been the essential moral takeaway from the source books, but that wasn’t to discourage wishing for anything at all: In all respects, this serviceable but anodyne programmer could dream a bit bigger. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jul 6, 2020

The modern retelling retains little of the charm and whimsy of the source material, in favor of a cloying story, a most unwelcome new character and some pretty cheesy special effects. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Apr 6, 2020

This should amuse the younger members of the family, but it's unlikely to offer much more to parents than a couple of hours' respite. Read full review

Anna Smith

Apr 6, 2020

The kids and Caine are good, but this lacks the magic of its source novel(s). Younger children may enjoy it, but its attempts to entertain older viewers mostly fall flat. Read full review

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Jul 2, 2020

Though the Psammead grants the children’s wishes . . . they come with a catch: a set up for an unimaginative moral lesson and nearly two hours of lukewarm familial bonding. Read full review

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