Goodbye Christopher Robin
Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina) is author AA Milne in this drama about Milne's son Christopher Robin and how his birth would lead to the creation of Winnie the Pooh. From the director of My Week with Marilyn, it co-stars Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) and Kelly Macdonald (No Country for Old Men).
Along with his mother Daphne (Robbie) and his nanny Olive (Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?
- Director:
- Simon Curtis ('Woman in Gold', 'My Week with Marilyn')
- Writer:
- Frank Cottrell BoyceSimon Vaughan
- Cast:
- Domhnall GleesonMargot RobbieKelly MacdonaldWill TilstonAlex LawtherNico MirallegroStephen Campbell MoorePhoebe Waller-Bridge
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksDirector Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) delivers another biography based on reality that never lets facts get in the way of a good story. Set in England between the world wars, writer A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson), wracked by post-WWI trauma, and struggling to keep his marriage to Daphne (Margot Robbie) together, moves his family to the countryside. He writes Winnie The Pooh, which becomes a huge success, inadvertently turning his young son, Christopher Robin, into a worldwide celebrity. Yet, despite the tender warmth of his work, Milne’s relationship with his son remains difficult and distant.
Variety
pressTwo tips for all who see the film: Brush up on the books (and also Milne's beloved poem "Vespers") before going, in order to appreciate all the inside references, and pack your hankies. You'll need 'em.
The Guardian
press[A] bizarrely clenched and infantilised tragedy-twee heritage drama about AA Milne's fraught relationship with his son Christopher Robin.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressIn dramatic terms, the film is complex and involving; in historic terms, it's half-truth. That's better than nothing but never enough.
Newshub
pressWhile it won't tick all the boxes of a classic biopic, it was engaging insight into the world of AA Milne...
Los Angeles Times
pressA bracing sourness rescues 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' from sickly sweet banality.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIt's the chemistry between Domhnall Gleeson and newcomer Will Tilston, as the awkwardly matched father and son, that makes the movie more than a mélange of inept parenting and Tigger too.
Empire Magazine
pressA witty and touching father-son tale. And at its centre: a startling debut from Will Tilston, whose compelling performance ensures its emotional moments land successfully.
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksDirector Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) delivers another biography based on reality that never lets facts get in the way of a good story. Set in England between the world wars, writer A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson), wracked by post-WWI trauma, and struggling to keep his marriage to Daphne (Margot Robbie) together, moves his family to the countryside. He writes Winnie The Pooh, which becomes a huge success, inadvertently turning his young son, Christopher Robin, into a worldwide celebrity. Yet, despite the tender warmth of his work, Milne’s relationship with his son remains difficult and distant.
Variety
pressTwo tips for all who see the film: Brush up on the books (and also Milne's beloved poem "Vespers") before going, in order to appreciate all the inside references, and pack your hankies. You'll need 'em.
The Guardian
press[A] bizarrely clenched and infantilised tragedy-twee heritage drama about AA Milne's fraught relationship with his son Christopher Robin.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressIn dramatic terms, the film is complex and involving; in historic terms, it's half-truth. That's better than nothing but never enough.
Newshub
pressWhile it won't tick all the boxes of a classic biopic, it was engaging insight into the world of AA Milne...
Los Angeles Times
pressA bracing sourness rescues 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' from sickly sweet banality.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIt's the chemistry between Domhnall Gleeson and newcomer Will Tilston, as the awkwardly matched father and son, that makes the movie more than a mélange of inept parenting and Tigger too.
Empire Magazine
pressA witty and touching father-son tale. And at its centre: a startling debut from Will Tilston, whose compelling performance ensures its emotional moments land successfully.
Share