Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical 2022
Directed by Matthew Warchus
- Family, Comedy, Fantasy
- 117 min
- PG
Meet the exception to the rules.
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Dec 20227/10
I was watching this thinking how much Alisha Weir's performance in the title role reminded me of Emma Watson's "Hermione" from back in 2001! Feisty and intelligent, she is sent by her parents to the "Cruncher Hall" school where she encounters "Miss Trunchbull" (Dame Emma Thompson). Now this is a teacher who would not have looked out of place working with King Herod at Christmas! The children live in fear of her, as do the staff - but as "Matilda" starts to bond with "Miss Honey" (Lashana Lynch) and realises her true potential, well - a rebellion is soon in the offing! It's a strong story this - Dahl addressed many issues of neglectful parenting, bullying, intimidation and sexual stereotyping and Tim Minchin puts much of that sentiment effectively to music with a clever and entertaining lyric. The almost unrecognisable Dame Emma is on top form exuding an almost ridiculous degree of menace as helped by her array of cctv cameras, she rules the school with a rod of iron. Weir really enters into the spirit of things - she puts her heart and soul into the enthusiastic, mischievous and engaging character and with some enjoyably choreographed ensemble dance numbers this all delivers well.
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Cast
- Alisha WeirMatilda Wormwood
- Emma ThompsonAgatha Trunchbull
- Lashana LynchMiss Honey
- Stephen GrahamMr. Wormwood
- Andrea RiseboroughMrs. Wormwood
- Sindhu VeeMrs. Phelps
- Carl SpencerEscapologist
- Lauren AlexandraAcrobat
- Winter Jarrett GlasspoolAmanda Thripp
- Andrei ShenEric
Crew
- Matthew WarchusDirector
- Dennis KellyScreenplay
- Roald DahlNovel
- Tat RadcliffeDirector of Photography
- Christopher NightingaleOriginal Music Composer
- Melanie OliverEditor
- Luke KellyProducer
- Jonathan FinnProducer
- Eric FellnerProducer
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