The thing about reviews are that they are merely one persons opinion, the opinion of the person giving the review. This is why so many 'professional' reviewers find that once they give their opinion and if it is a bad review suddenly the movie reviewer finds it is braking box office records, like Frozen, I wonder what they feel.
In the case of esio trot I have noted that it appears to be either loved or hated reviewers which reminds me of the old adage.'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and in my case esio trot was beautiful.
Now on to my review.
What an absolutely delightful little tale, even more greatly enhanced by the superb actors, Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman.
Roald Dahl truly surpassed himself with his story Esio trot.
SPOILER BEGINS
This is a love story about two ageing people Mrs Silver (Judi Dench) and Mr Hoppy (Dustin Hoffman) Mr Hoppy fell in love with Mrs Silver from the first moment he set eyes on her but he was so shy and did not know how he could win her heart.
They live in an apartment building where Mr Hoppy can see and speak to Mrs Silver from the balcony above hers.
Mrs Silver buys a tortoise (esiotrot) for company who she called Alfie but becomes depressed because Alfie is not growing.
Mr Hoppy comes up with a cunning plan which he hopes will win the heart of Mrs Silver. He buys 100 tortoises of varying sizes which he manages to swap over periodically over time with the original Alfie. Each time he swaps one he swaps it with one slightly bigger.
Mrs Silver is delighted with the speedy growth of 'her' Alfie and of course does not realise that the tortoises are being changed by Mr Hoppy.
Eventually Mr Hoppy asks Mrs Silver to Marry him which does not go as he hoped.
I will leave it there and urge you to watch this superb and gentle story to discover how it ends.
SPOILER ENDS
Judi and Dustin were absolutely superb, as were the supporting actors. The script was also second to none as was the direction.
I have no hesitation in giving Esio Trot a 10 rating.
In the case of esio trot I have noted that it appears to be either loved or hated reviewers which reminds me of the old adage.'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and in my case esio trot was beautiful.
Now on to my review.
What an absolutely delightful little tale, even more greatly enhanced by the superb actors, Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman.
Roald Dahl truly surpassed himself with his story Esio trot.
SPOILER BEGINS
This is a love story about two ageing people Mrs Silver (Judi Dench) and Mr Hoppy (Dustin Hoffman) Mr Hoppy fell in love with Mrs Silver from the first moment he set eyes on her but he was so shy and did not know how he could win her heart.
They live in an apartment building where Mr Hoppy can see and speak to Mrs Silver from the balcony above hers.
Mrs Silver buys a tortoise (esiotrot) for company who she called Alfie but becomes depressed because Alfie is not growing.
Mr Hoppy comes up with a cunning plan which he hopes will win the heart of Mrs Silver. He buys 100 tortoises of varying sizes which he manages to swap over periodically over time with the original Alfie. Each time he swaps one he swaps it with one slightly bigger.
Mrs Silver is delighted with the speedy growth of 'her' Alfie and of course does not realise that the tortoises are being changed by Mr Hoppy.
Eventually Mr Hoppy asks Mrs Silver to Marry him which does not go as he hoped.
I will leave it there and urge you to watch this superb and gentle story to discover how it ends.
SPOILER ENDS
Judi and Dustin were absolutely superb, as were the supporting actors. The script was also second to none as was the direction.
I have no hesitation in giving Esio Trot a 10 rating.