GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
Directed by Simon Curtis
Screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Simon Vaughan
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson; Margot Robbie; Kelly McDonald; and Will Tilston
Well the trailer is deceiving that is for sure.
It is a good story however it has an umbrella of sadness.
You know the story just from the trailer. This is about Christopher Robin; or the name he was called by at home, or answered to, Billy Moon.
-He had a father Alan Milne played by Gleeson, that had many issues after coming home from the war.
-A mother, Daphne Milne played by Robbie, was cold as ice to him and openly says she preferred a girl.
-Then when the Pooh books hit it big, Daphne uses Christopher for publicity. Which leaves him confused because he is too young to understand why people are taking his picture. He is just a kid with stuffed animals who plays in the woods.
Thankfully he had someone who loved him and took care of him (Not to say his father did not love him, he just was so damaged and cold he did not know how to show love), a nanny Olive played wonderfully by Kelly MacDonald.
There are shining moments that are uplifting like a good 15 minute portion when Alan is forced to take care of Christopher for a week while the nanny and his wife is away. Or a moment when Olive takes a stand and fights for Christopher.
It a well acted film. A story I did not know about. Yet just sad....3 out of 5 stars for Goodbye Christopher Robin. Worth a look when available for home viewing just for the history and the true story.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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