Dustin Hoffman is my favorite actor of all time. I was 16 when this came out in theaters and to be honest wasn't really sure if I wanted to see it because it looked like a kiddie movie.
But being a true Hoffman fan I figured it would be worth a shot.
First off it's a movie for very small children. If you're expecting The Graduate, Tootsie Rain Man or even Hook you will be disappointed. This was made with 6 year Olds in mind.
Hoffman also seems a bit too eccentric in his role but he's still fun nonetheless. His speech patterns seem like a cross between Dorothy Michaels his female counterpart in Tootsie and Raymond Babbitt from Rain Man.
He really goes method and delivers a convincing childlike performance on par with Tom Hanks in Big. It's a little overdone but Hoffman is still so spirited, and you can tell he's having so much fun in his part it's difficult to dislike his performance.
Of course he wasn't going to win a third Oscar for this but I wasn't expecting him to either. He's an actor who knows how to have fun with certain roles and he does here.
Natalie Portman and Jason Bateman are also fine in their roles although Bateman does go a bit overkill on being stuffy.
And it's so visually dazzling that if the story or performances don't click with you the visuals are very impressive.
The story is a bit underdeveloped but this is honestly not bad at all for a kids movie. Of course it's not at the top of my list of my favorite Dustin Hoffman movies bit it's fun for kids and while a little underdeveloped even as an adult rewatching it I certainly wasn't bored.
Watch it with the kids for some fun. It's not Rain Man but I have a soft spot for it nonetheless. Adults should have some fun with Hoffman's performance if nothing else.
But being a true Hoffman fan I figured it would be worth a shot.
First off it's a movie for very small children. If you're expecting The Graduate, Tootsie Rain Man or even Hook you will be disappointed. This was made with 6 year Olds in mind.
Hoffman also seems a bit too eccentric in his role but he's still fun nonetheless. His speech patterns seem like a cross between Dorothy Michaels his female counterpart in Tootsie and Raymond Babbitt from Rain Man.
He really goes method and delivers a convincing childlike performance on par with Tom Hanks in Big. It's a little overdone but Hoffman is still so spirited, and you can tell he's having so much fun in his part it's difficult to dislike his performance.
Of course he wasn't going to win a third Oscar for this but I wasn't expecting him to either. He's an actor who knows how to have fun with certain roles and he does here.
Natalie Portman and Jason Bateman are also fine in their roles although Bateman does go a bit overkill on being stuffy.
And it's so visually dazzling that if the story or performances don't click with you the visuals are very impressive.
The story is a bit underdeveloped but this is honestly not bad at all for a kids movie. Of course it's not at the top of my list of my favorite Dustin Hoffman movies bit it's fun for kids and while a little underdeveloped even as an adult rewatching it I certainly wasn't bored.
Watch it with the kids for some fun. It's not Rain Man but I have a soft spot for it nonetheless. Adults should have some fun with Hoffman's performance if nothing else.
