Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

madeline_glanton shared a tip "I cannot put into words how much I loved this movie, but I’ll try. This is everything a musical adaptation should be. Larger than life, vibrant, and respectful to the source material. It took what was amazing about the stage musical and adjusted what it needed to to be fit for the screen. The choreography, the sets, the costumes, and of course, the singing were all perfect. Lashana Lynch was the perfect Miss Honey and her singing voice is stunning. It was so fun seeing Emma Thompson in a villain role and she crushed it! But not even their performances could compare to Matilda herself, Alisha Weir. She was spunky, lovable, and so so believable. She’s got a successful career ahead of her. With all the musical adaptations coming our way in the next couple years, if THIS is the caliber of film we have to look forward to, then us musical theatre fans are gonna be really happy."

krystle_poirier_8968 shared a tip "I loved the original but not this remake. This one pretty awful. I do like the choice of actors, but the overall magic of the original was NOT in this one."

a_b_1280 shared a tip "It was brilliant. So much talent in this film/musical. All the children are so talented!! Loved to see Lashana Lynch playing the role of miss honey. Just watched Lashana Lynch playing badass, powerful and commanding Izogie in the Woman king. Such a shining star."

juhmeeluh shared a tip "A fantastic rendition of Matilda! The casting was absolutely beautiful, and the post-production was *chef’s kiss* More people need to watch this."

Lamphead shared a tip "Fun energy, catchy songs, great child actors that aren’t annoying nor bland, and Emma Thompson chewing the scenery effectively that gave us another great adaptation of Matilda herself."

genevieve_5 shared a tip "Okay, unpopular opinion…was anyone else not a huge fan of this movie? 😬 I thought the actors for Matilda, the Trunchbull, and Miss Honey were great, and the kids were super talented. I also love both the old Matilda movie and musicals. So there were elements that I liked. But overall, I just thought it was overly flashy & a bit darker than the book, though I can understand why."

rob_donnelly shared a tip "Good movie with great songs. My kids were up and dancing in our living room to the closing kids’ song. A little darker than I was expecting compared to the book. It reminded me of The Wall in some of Emma Thompson’s scenesThe villains take up a lot of the screen time. The diverse ensemble cast is great though."

homoconnor shared a tip "As a fan of the stage production, I absolutely loved this film adaptation of Matilda the Musical! A really fun watch, especially if you’re looking for something uplifting to watch with the family!"

mags_mcg shared a tip "I’ve always love the story of Matilda but never even heard of the musical before I watched this. Let me tell you, I smiled through most of. The kids are so talented and the story still grabs you even though you know what’s coming."

Rosella_Rocks shared a tip "Definitely a bit different from the original movie some characters missing like in the first movie she had and older brother and her parents are a bit different too so yeah new stuff but still great they did awesome with all the dances so props to the actors"

reese_bush shared a tip "Such a beautiful story. Nothing like the books but it’s totally okay because it’s still amazing, and I can see my young self in Matilda. Also the songs are amazing"

darkacademia shared a tip "these kids were dancing like they had bills to PAY honey !! Everyone did so amazing + I enjoyed my one of my favorite movies come to life as a musical #musical"