This is the third family film about mythical apes in a year, after Smallfoot and the sadly underseen Missing Link. I’m not sure that’s a bad thing though – even the most cynical child (they do exist, I used to be one) will be delighted by Everest the yeti, who when rolled up resembles a giant fluffy snowball…. Abominable Read More
Missing Link 4 stars
“These are dark days. Electricity. Suffrage. Evolution!” So says Lord Piggot-Dunceby, head of the Optimates Club – a London home-from-home for posh, white, male 19th century explorers (is that description tautological?) It’s a club which wealthy explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) is desperate to join, though Piggot-Dunceby has no intention of allowing anyone who believes… Missing Link Read More
Smallfoot 3 stars
Yeti do exist but they’re not the abominable ones. They’re huge and hairy though, living near the top of a huge mountain above the clouds in the Himalayas. Yeti society is governed by the Stones – no not those Stones, though the Yeti who start questioning the stories they’ve been told aren’t getting much satisfaction…. Smallfoot Read More