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Swallows and Amazons
07 YEARS (SWEDEN)
2016
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Positive Reviews
22
Negative reviews
2
Average Rating
3.3
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4.0
The films pleasures are simple soaring landscapes, old school DIY adventure and some sweet performances by the child actors.
Time Out
3.0
The imaginative Titty has been renamed Tatty, understandably enough, and Teddy Rose Malleson Allen is delightful if under used in the part, while youn ..
Screen Daily
4.0
In the original novel, Turner was living in seclusion because he was writing his memoirs: here, the storys a little more complicated, and largely insp ..
Telegraph
3.0
On the one hand, sometimes it works the Inbetweeners films were fine.
The Times
4.0
Its a strange kettle of fish, this adaptation of Arthur Ransomes beloved Thirties childrens book, but bizarrely enjoyable for its sense of freedom and ..
The Times
4.0
He also makes the most of the beautiful Lake District scenery, but the story stubbornly refuses to come to life and, sadly, few modern youngsters will ..
Radio Times
3.0
This Swallows and Amazons is decent enough: but probably best savoured on the small screen after tea on a rainy Sunday.
The Guardian
3.0
The film taps into a particularly rich vein of nostalgia for what is a perceived to be a simpler time.
The Guardian
3.0
BAFTA winning TV director Philippa Lowthorpe (Call The Midwife) has done a really lovely job with the material and the beautiful scenery (Cumbria and ..
Flim List
3.0
But it still feels old fashioned rather than timeless and even on its family entertainment terms, it just doesnt quicken the pulse rate.
Empire
3.0
The story needs a bit of drama and skulduggery as the rest is all pretty larky with the emphasis on light comedy and sibling joshing, rather than anyt ..
Express
4.0
It is a glorious time.Whips up intrigue in keeping with the books spirit of fearless invention.
Flickfilosopher
2.0
You may as well make a film of the 1930 Wisdens Cricket Almanac..Philippa couldnt understand a word the man said.
The Irish Times
3.0
If anyone gets swept up in Swallows and Amazons, a kids adventure with an unapologetically old fashioned Bobbsey Twins vibe, it will be very young mov ..
Los Angeles Times
3.5
Its the type of dinghy you dont really see much any more, and as such functions as something of a metaphor for the film itself it really is a throwbac ..
Variety
3.0
SAMI BLOOD 15+, 110 minutes.Australian Centre for the Moving Image, December 27 to January 10.
The Age
3.5
You could drive a herd of elephants through the pretty predictable plot, but if youre up for some old fashioned fun and games, this is quite a jolly a ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.0
But anyone over about 7 years old will find the clumsy filmmaking hard to take.
Contact Music
3.0
For those weary of CGI, cynical super heroes and hyperkinetic 3D cartoons, Swallows and Amazons is an old fashioned treat, if not exactly ground break ..
The Arts Desk
4.0
BBC 11 The best part is the kids will sit down and watch a film that doesnt involve YouTubers or Pokemon and thats worth it for any parent The real se ..
The Sun
3.0
The film adds an espionage subplot that feels a little underpowered to really provide the intended narrative oomph, danger or excitement, but in an ag ..
Scots Man
4.0
A reassuringly old fashioned adaptation of Arthur Ransomes classic pre war tale of childhood adventure with an added dash of derring do!
What So
3.0
In these days of special effects driven blockbusters and graphic R rated video games, Swallows and Amazons cannot really compete and it does not want ..
The National
4.0
Yet its still the perennial values of good, old fashioned storytelling that keeps this engaging yarn not just afloat but buoyant.
Sky
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