Pinocchio

For all its flaws and missteps (more nose growing antics, please), the movie gets under your skin and holds interest...

The result is a bizarre fairytale extravaganza, and Garonne should be credited for the thoughtful way he has brought his vision to life.

A beautiful and cleverly crafted piece which manages to be a faithful return to Collodi's original tale and very much the director's own take.

This movie should not be bad.

Right from the start, Garrone's Pinocchio seems like a real boy, which makes it even more disturbing, and delightful, when the wood becomes flesh.

Pinocchio's ultimate transformation from puppet to human boy lacks much of the transcendence inherent in the parable, and thus the film never moves beyond its wooden machinations.

It's everything that recent live-action remakes of Disney classics have tried to do without success: a film that respects and follows in the footsteps of the original, but offers its own reasons for existing. [Full review in Portuguese]

The wooden boy lives in a baroque world that is also decadent. Luminous but also malevolent. Theatric but also nightmarish. [Full review in Spanish]

Its fable, narrated with pleasant music and authentic makeup, has feeling and moves me like a child when it elaborates his metaphors about fatherhood and the chiaroscuros of innocence. [Full review in Spanish]

Its no-nonsense telling of the equally disturbing and delightful story keeps it from being just a visual feast and gives it the heart necessary to make it a compelling watch.