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Cast
- Joseph Gordon-LevittJiminy Cricket (voice)
- Tom HanksGeppetto
- Benjamin Evan AinsworthPinocchio (voice)
- Angus WrightSignore Rizzi
- Cynthia ErivoBlue Fairy
- Sheila AtimSignora Vitelli
- Lorraine BraccoSofia the Seagull (voice)
- Keegan-Michael Key'Honest' John (voice)
- Jamie DemetriouHeadmaster
- Giuseppe BattistonStromboli
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Every frame of “Pinocchio” is filled with rich and lush detail — at times this almost looks like a 3-D film — and the performances, whether live action or voiced, are universally excellent. - 62
CNET
A brand new remake of the classic Disney animation sanitizes the aging cartoon's more dubious elements, but still manages to be bizarre as all get out -- and in fact, this awkward mash-mash of digital effects and live action adds new levels of weird. - 60
The Guardian
The film is competently crafted, dutifully acted, clearly labored over with soul, and yet, like its star, lacks a beating heart. - 50
IGN
Aside from an unexpected ending, director Robert Zemeckis is basically doing a paint-by-numbers version of the studio’s much better original, just with modern animation and Tom Hanks. And while Tom always tries his best, even he can’t make this redo memorable on its own merits. - 50
IndieWire
While the original story remains undeniably excellent, “Pinocchio” fails at re-telling it because it ignores its own advice. Each failed attempt to modernize its beautiful message serves as a reminder of how little it needed updating in the first place. - 50
Arizona Republic
What’s really missing is the sense of magic. Some films feel like classics from the start. Others don’t. The new “Pinocchio” falls into the latter category. Watching it makes you believe sometimes it’s best to leave well enough alone. - 50
Boston Globe
The remake is poky and overstuffed. It’s also 17 minutes longer than the 1940 original. Granted, eight minutes of that is closing credits, but still. Pinocchio’s nose isn’t all that’s wooden and too long here. - 42
The A.V. Club
Far be it from us to actively reveal what scuttles Zemeckis’ film, but let’s just say that it seems like the people who made its biggest creative choices have more wood for brains than the character they brought to life.
