I usually avoid family movies . I find them too sappy and not really funny . This one is different . I had really nice time with it. From what I can remember the movie was successful enough that the made a TV series of it. Rick Baker rightfully won Oscar for makeup.
The movie has simple message and manages to deliver it to the audience without being preachy . The message is "Don't judge anyone by their appearance" and "Killing is wrong". The pro-life message works , because it doesn't feel here like some cheap sentimentality . The movie has heart and never becomes too sappy . It's also funny despite that most jokes are simple . My favorite is Harry learning to sit and the prisoners getting away from the stinking villain.
It was great to see John Lithgow ("Terms of endearment" ) in a non-villain role .It's also nice to have Don Ameche ("Trading places") in a movie and I was delighted to see David Suchet (TV series "Poirot") as a French hunter. The real star however here is Kevin Peter Hall ("Predator") who manages to give a charming performance under that suit.
I've never thought I say it about a family movie , but the ending was AWESOME. I regret that I haven't seen this one as a kid. If I have kids in the future , I will make sure they would watch this movie. I give it 2/10.
The movie has simple message and manages to deliver it to the audience without being preachy . The message is "Don't judge anyone by their appearance" and "Killing is wrong". The pro-life message works , because it doesn't feel here like some cheap sentimentality . The movie has heart and never becomes too sappy . It's also funny despite that most jokes are simple . My favorite is Harry learning to sit and the prisoners getting away from the stinking villain.
It was great to see John Lithgow ("Terms of endearment" ) in a non-villain role .It's also nice to have Don Ameche ("Trading places") in a movie and I was delighted to see David Suchet (TV series "Poirot") as a French hunter. The real star however here is Kevin Peter Hall ("Predator") who manages to give a charming performance under that suit.
I've never thought I say it about a family movie , but the ending was AWESOME. I regret that I haven't seen this one as a kid. If I have kids in the future , I will make sure they would watch this movie. I give it 2/10.