I had suspicions from the beginning with George's footwear, making it unclear until we met other characters whether this was period set or not.
I am quite easy going about artistic license with classic material but there is no art in this!
Ok it looks quite nice... but the rest is just lazy. The dialogue is all wrong .
There is no intrigue or excitement in this tale which is what made these stories so popular. The characters of George and Anne were ok-ish . The history references were pathetic There is no reaction whatsoever to the initial discovery of the dead diver!
And a casual last minute slip in of the famous ginger beer was pointless.
All in all a total let down, I can't se who this is supposed to appeal to, modern kids won't be impressed and grown up ones very disappointed.
Do everyone a favour and don;t go ahead with producing any more of this dross.
I am quite easy going about artistic license with classic material but there is no art in this!
Ok it looks quite nice... but the rest is just lazy. The dialogue is all wrong .
There is no intrigue or excitement in this tale which is what made these stories so popular. The characters of George and Anne were ok-ish . The history references were pathetic There is no reaction whatsoever to the initial discovery of the dead diver!
And a casual last minute slip in of the famous ginger beer was pointless.
All in all a total let down, I can't se who this is supposed to appeal to, modern kids won't be impressed and grown up ones very disappointed.
Do everyone a favour and don;t go ahead with producing any more of this dross.