The story goes something like this: Pete's family is being forced to move out of their house because the unscrupulous Potter has stolen the will that leaves the property to them. Meanwhile, on the larger scale, there's Pete Lender (Bradley Pierce), the human boy who befriends the borrower family. All four, despite their diminutive size, are solidly-developed and likable. Instead, the film makers offer Pod Clock (Jim Broadbent) his wife, Homily (Celia Imire) and their children, teenager Arrietty (Flora Newbigin), and nine-year old Peagreen (Tom Felton). ![]() In THE BORROWERS, the viewer isn't forced to identify with an animatronic rodent or an irritating child actor. ![]() The fact that there's solid characterizations on both ends of the size spectrum is what makes this film more successful than many features with similar skeletal plotlines. THE BORROWERS presents its tale from two perspectives: that of the normal-sized humans and that of the 4-inch high borrowers. This movie comes across very much like the aforementioned HOME ALONE meets GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, and bears more than a passing resemblance to last year's MOUSEHUNT, which was also about something hiding behind the walls and under the floors (although there it was a mouse here, it's tiny people). Loosely speaking, THE BORROWERS belongs to the HOME ALONE genre (clever, little underdogs defeat big, bulky bad guys while inflicting enormous physical discomfort upon the villains), which might be something of a surprise to those who hold the Norton books in high esteem. That's the premise of THE BORROWERS, a new family film from director Peter Hewitt based on the series of children's books by Mary Norton. In general, we attribute these absences to a faulty memory, but could there be another explanation? What if there are little people, half Lilliputian and half leprechaun, who delight in filching such items out from under our noses? They live under the floorboards of our houses, and only emerge when the coast is clear to do their "borrowing," then are gone before any human can see them. Screenplay: Gavin Scott and John Kamps based on the books by Mary Norton Cinematography: John Fenner, Trevor BrookerĪ missing cufflink. Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Rachel Telalay MPAA Classification: PG (Cartoon violence)Ĭast: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie,īradley Pierce, Celia Imire, Flora Newbigin, Tom Felton, ![]() The Borrowers Review by James Berardinelli (berardin AT cybernex DOT net)
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