Last week I mentioned some of the films in which Freddie Highmore appeared as a child actor. This is another one.
During the two World Wars in Europe it became custom to send children from especially affluent families from the city to live, for safety reasons, with relatives residing in the rural country side (think for instance of the Pevensie children from the Narnia-series). In this instance it is during the First World Was and five kids from London are sent to stay with their eccentric uncle and his even weirder household in his dilapidated castle by the sea while both their parents are involved in the war effort. And this is then where they meet It, a strange but magical creature that calls itself a sand fairy and has the ability to grant wishes.
It is a heart warming story full of adventure and, of course, magic. Besides Freddie, this movie also has an excellent cast that includes greats like Kenneth Branagh, Zoe Wanamaker and Eddie Izzard as the voice of It. I thoroughly enjoyed it and gave it 4 out of 5 stars.
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The first encounter...
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