Four Kids and It

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Four Kids and It
File:Four Kids and It poster.jpg
Official promotional poster
Directed byAndy De Emmony
Written by
  • Simon Lewis
  • Mark Oswin
Based onFour Children and It by Jacqueline Wilson
Produced by
  • Julie Baines
  • Anne Brogan
Starring
CinematographyJohn Pardue
Edited byAlex Mackie
Music byAnne Nikitin
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 3 April 2020 (2020-04-03) (United Kingdom)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$588,001[2]

Four Kids and It is a 2020 British fantasy film directed by Andy De Emmony and written by Simon Lewis and Mark Oswin. It is based on the 2012 novel Four Children and It by Jacqueline Wilson, which in turn is based on E. Nesbit's 1902 novel Five Children and It.

The film stars Paula Patton, Russell Brand, Michael Caine and Matthew Goode.[3][4]

Plot

The film portrays a family on holiday in Cornwall. Two siblings, their father, his girlfriend, and her two daughters have to live in the same house. The kids dislike each other at first but begin to get along once they discover a mysterious creature, "Psammead" (also known as Sand Fairy) with magical powers. The creature has a "one-wish-a-day" policy, and the kids eventually wish for their parents to reunite (one child wants her father to live with her mother, while another wants to live with her father and thinks her mum hates her). This is the reason they made sure their parents did not cancel the holidays. They travel back a 100 years, to when their aristocratic neighbour Tristan's grandfather learns about the Sand Fairy. He then holds Ros at gunpoint and forces her to tell him what she knows about the creature; however, Smash, Robbie and Maudie, who asked the creature for superpowers, rescue her. They travel to the past to ask four different kids how to make a wish permanent; however those kids don't know how to make a wish. All four then return to the present where Tristan is trying to use the creature for his own dastardly deeds. Tristan finds the Sand Fairy's location by putting a tracking device under Ros's shoe while she and her family go to his mansion. They then take the creature with them and trap Tristan on the beach. Afterwards, they realize that they actually like each other more than they thought. They take the creature to their house without letting their parents know, hiding him in the bathroom.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in July 2018 in Ireland.[3]

Reception

The film has an approval rating of No Wikidata item connected to current page. Need qid or title argument. based on No Wikidata item connected to current page. Need qid or title argument. reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of No Wikidata item connected to current page. Need qid or title argument.. The site's critics consensus reads: "Four Kids and It has a few moments of whimsy and charm, but it's not enough to leave a lasting impression."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 42 out of 100 based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6]

Guy Lodge of Variety wrote: "'Careful what you wish for' may have been the essential moral take away from the sourcebooks, but that wasn't to discourage wishing for anything at all: In all respects, this serviceable but anodyne programmer could dream a bit bigger."[7]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called it "More curio than classic, Four Kids and It may hold children's attention (and sometimes test adults' patience) over the movie's brief running time, but seems unlikely to inspire many a second viewing."[8]

Anna Smith of Empire Magazine wrote: "The kids and Caine are good, but this lacks the magic of its source novels. Younger children may enjoy it, but its attempts to entertain older viewers mostly fall flat."[9]

It earned $588,001 at the global box office.[2]

References

  1. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (19 December 2019). "Sky Picks Up 'Four Kids and It'; Sets Day-And-Date Easter Release". Variety. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Four Kids and It Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Report, Electronic Urban (22 July 2018). "Paula Patton Joins Russell Brand, Michael Caine in Action Adventure Film 'Four Kids and It' Based on a book written by Darren Hotchkiss from Gosport - EURweb". Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Four Kids and It". British Film Council. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Four Kids and It (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved No Wikidata item connected to current page. Need qid or title argument.. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ^ "Four Kids and It Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ Lodge, Guy (4 April 2020). "'Four Kids and It': Film Review". Variety.
  8. ^ Justin Lowe (2020). "'Four Kids and It': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ Anna Smith (3 April 2020). "Four Kids And It". Empire.

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