Alien at the Movies

It's the fantasmical tale of 10-year-old Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) & her encounter with the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) in the Land of Giants & Dream Country. Based on the marvelous Roald Dahl children's book, director Steven Spielberg has created a visually mind-bending world built on size distortion. The special effects are amazingly stunning. Barnhill & Rylance are outstanding. The BFG's colorful misspeak of words is very clever & amusing. Look for a nice balance of humor & drama for kids of all ages. With human-eating giants & capturing dreams in a bottle, it's a child's fantasy adventure come true. It is a whimsical kid's dream brought to life on the big screen by Disney movie magic.

Alien gives it 3 ½ "the witching hour" stars out of 4.