2.0 out of 5 star rating<\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> All of a sudden, Pinocchio is absolutely everywhere. Three years on from the release of Matteo Garrone\u2019s Italian-language version, not one but two new adaptations of the tale of the wooden boy are scheduled for release in the latter half of 2022.<\/p>\n
In November, The Shape of Water and Pan\u2019s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro will provide his hotly-anticipated take on the classic fairytale, but first up is this Disney Plus version \u2013 which sees the House of Mouse continue its recent fascination with remaking its own animated classics as live-action\/CGI hybrids.<\/span><\/p>\nAs has been the case with most of these remakes \u2013 such as Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King \u2013 the film boasts a starry cast and big name director. Tom Hanks, Luke Evans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among those to take on iconic roles, while Robert Zemeckis \u2013 whose 1988 classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit remains perhaps the best example of mixing live action with animation \u2013 is the man behind the camera.<\/p>\n
Despite that pedigree, however, this film never does enough to justify its own existence, failing to improve on the tremendous 1940 animation in any meaningful way.<\/p>\n