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Thea SharrockScreenplay:
Mike WhiteCinematography:
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Craig ArmstrongCast:
Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, Sam Rockwell, Helen Mirren, Danny DeVito, Ariana Greenblatt, Eleanor Matsuura, Brooklynn Prince, Ramon Rodriguez (more)VOD (2)
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An adaptation of the award-winning book about one very special gorilla, Disney's The One and Only Ivan is an unforgettable tale about the beauty of friendship, the power of visualization and the significance of the place one calls home. Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be. (HBO Europe)
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The One and Only Ivan has a pretty simple and straightforward story that we have seen before anywhere else, but it's all handled in an incredibly sweet, sincere and not in any underhanded or cheesy way that the film can be forgiven for its narrative simplicity. I was quite surprised that this is a film based on a true story, which is incredible in itself, and yet it really happened. I liked the portrayal of the various animal and human characters, with the good-natured Bob, the wise Stella and the over-loving Julia being the most interesting to me alongside the determined Ivan. I also to tip my hat to the visual effects artists, who managed to create believable animals on the level of films like Life of Pi or the new Lion King. I was hesitating between three and four stars, but in this case I'll round up.
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