• There’s no denying that The BFG is brimming with earnestness, but while it’s visually impressive and occasionally gripping it leaves you feeling a bit cold in the end. I came out feeling that an opportunity had been lost. It’s far from one of Spielberg’s unmissable gems.

  • Devarsi Ghosh
    Devarsi Ghosh
    India Today

    5

    There is not much drama, not much wit, the villains (the big, bad giants come off as high-school bullies) are one-dimensional – it’s all very forgettable.
    Frankly, The BFG is a sub-par film in Spielberg’s oeuvre.

  • The spectacle of BFG’s world is imaginative enough but the story doesn’t really grow on you and the build-up is entirely botched. While this is not a bad movie by a lesser director’s standards, it just does not live up to the standards set by Steven Spielberg (during his heyday) himself.