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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)

★★ — Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical began life as a Royal Shakespeare Company stage production, written by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, which opened in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2010 before transferring to the West End and Broadway to considerable acclaim. Matthew Warchus, who directed that original stage version, returned to helm the film adaptation for Working Title and Netflix, making this something of a reunion for the creative team rather than a straightforward Hollywood reimagining. The production is based, of course, on Roald Dahl's 1988 children's novel, itself previously adapted by Danny DeVito in 1996. Irish actress Alisha Weir, then twelve years old, landed the title role ahead of an open casting search, with Emma Thompson playing the villainous Miss Trunchbull in deliberately heightened, prosthetics-heavy fashion.

My daughter watched this about 400 million times. I'm sure it'd be much more agreeable to me if that wasn't the case. Overall it's just a basic kids musical. I don't like it anywhere as near as much as the original. The songs are kinda catchy but despite it being on repeat so often in our house I still don't find any part of it particularly memorable.

Rating: ★★ | Year: 2022 | Watched: 2025-06-27

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