Pinocchio is the latest to join Disney's assembly line of turning classic cartoons into computer-generated live-action remakes. In this film, Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000) and The Polar Express (2004) director Robert Zemeckis is reunited with Tom Hanks, who retells the tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Despite the high-budget production, and the director's attempt to bring an old-fashioned story with a modern voice, Pinocchio feels somewhat lifeless and in the middle of the mediocre pack.
For the most part, Pinocchio follows the same storyline and structure as the 1940s original. So, if your kids have already watched the original, then they will surely find this very familiar. The film features the story of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet carved by his maker Geppetto (Hanks). He's later brought to life by the magic of the Blue Fairy who promises to make him a real boy if he in turn promises to prove himself to be a worthy one. While trying to live life by these principles, Pinocchio's naivety and various temptations keep him straying from his path.
