![]() ![]() One of those is climate southern California was just a bit too idyllic looking at times in that movie. ![]() I love the Danny DeVito film adaptation, which was about as faithful as an Americanized version could be, but there are certain cultural signifiers that just don't translate. ![]() Love the use of movement and depth, and the way they really made the interiors of Crunchem Hall feel like a cross between a prison and a Victorian-era workhouse. I figured it was a deliberate choice given the Wormwoods' working class background, but apparently the West End productions always just went with the kids' natural accents since the kids were actually British. Alisha Weir is Irish, but her English accent as Matilda sounds a bit posher than I expected. Saw this during its Broadway run with Eliza Holland Madore in the title role for my performance, and she played the role with a light Cockney accent. Lashana Lynch is outside the box casting as Miss Honey, but she's a great actress and I look forward to seeing what she does with the part. ![]() They spent a fortune on creature makeup just to make Emma Thompson look like Pam Ferris circa 1996. Kind of bummed that they didn't bring Bertie Carvel back to play Trunchbull. ![]()
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