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The Water Horse - Legend of the Deep

2007 DVD Certificate PG.gif
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  • 70
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A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend. Read more

Starring Geraldine Brophy, Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox, Alex Etel
Director Jay Russell
Run time 112 mins
Genres Action/Adventure, Audio Descriptive, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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  • It may seem pedantic to complain about factual liberties in a film concerning a mythical beastie - the Loch Ness monster, no less. But it's one thing to ask us to imagine the monster living... read more »

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  • 22 out of 24 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Just about floats

    In a sea of superb animation fantasies that are out there this one for me just very slighly misses the mark. Based on what is intended to be Loch Ness in Wartime, the story seems just to formulaic, old and slightly over egged - yes even for kids - and has slightly less sparkle that more worthy recent output such as Stardust, Enchanted or similar have. Despite the Pevenseys in the stunning 'Narnia', I think children now will be slightly bored and uninterested with the WW II setting - its all just a bit too drab and lacking sparkle.

    That said, overall it is a pretty reasonable film, with some great performances from the young 'uns involved, and is innocuous enough for an afternoons entertainment with the youngsters and granny, its just not set to be a classic.

      • PaulaWestwood from Ashton-Under-Lyne
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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    the water horse

    good old fashioned family film very enjoyable

      • A customer from Manchester
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    The Water Horse - Legend of the Deep

    Nim's Island

    • 28 Apr 2008

    Another above average children's film from Walden Media, the company behind the Narnia films, The Water Horse and Bridge to Terabithia (not to mention The Seeker). Based on a novel by Australian author Wendy Owen, this is a Robinson Crusoe/Swiss Family Robinson story, crossed with a bit of Romancing the Stone, and a subplot about a mariner struggling to survive after his yacht is capsized by a tropical storm. That leaves his ten-year-old daughter Nim Rusoe (Abigail Breslin) on her own,... Read more

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