When Peter hops into the arms of neighbor Bea (Rose Byrne) for a cuddle, it’s as if she’s holding the actual animal. The rabbits are extraordinarily lifelike, with their individual strands of soft fur and shiny eyes. The photorealistic animation by Animal Logic is truly breathtaking, especially in the first few moments of the film. And in fact, the anthropomorphized, clothes-wearing wildlife of this country village have hosted quite the produce-fueled rager in the McGregor home. Thomas, hoping to sell off his uncle’s property to fund his own toy shop, finds the “vermin” have moved in. McGregor (Sam Neill) dies, and his fastidious nephew Thomas (Domhnall Gleeson) comes to Windermere. This version ups the ante significantly in the Garden Wars, especially when Mr. Will Gluck directs and co-wrote with Rob Lieber this adaptation of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” the story of naughty rabbit Peter (James Corden), who can’t help but snack from Mr.
The new “Peter Rabbit” adaptation manages to land right in the middle - the animation technology is top-notch, but the gentle spirit of Beatrix Potter’s books is subsumed into a chaotic, violent mayhem, manically soundtracked to the day’s hits. The best of these, like the “Paddington” movies, successfully meld nostalgia with modern and exciting filmmaking, while the more questionable ones, like the recent “Ferdinand” adaptation, manage to muddle the source material with too many pop songs and dirty jokes. Hollywood studios have recently been pillaging the literary canon of beloved children’s literature, digging up fodder for animated feature films.
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