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Title: Big Studio Borrowed An Idea, Then Lost It
Review: If you've read the books, as I did (have you read them recently?) this film will disappoint you. It starts out all right, filmed in an amber glow, in a house full of mid-century appliances and kitch, and great sets of life on a miniature scale lived between the walls and out of sight. Then, just as you are settling in, Hollywood rips out the rug, throws out the book, and reverts to a standard action plot: Big bad guy steals the house and the good (little) people have to make it right! Hoo Ya!Not really.Even the heroic music, pounding its way through the action, driving the viewer forward lest he fall asleep or try to hold an independent thought, fails the film. In the end, almost all the movie is out in the big world, with tired old stunts and Hollywood acting as if more will make it better.It doesn't.Of course, there are always the books. Read the books.
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