The plot: Inside his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, he soon learns his trusty crayon can set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. However, when the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of his creativity to save both the real world and his own.
This movie was harmless.
Pros: I did like how much creativity with the purple crayon. Zachary Levi was pretty good as the lead. I didn’t try to take this movie seriously that help my enjoyment of this film & I’m lucky to see this film at 12:45pm today.
Cons: The CGI looks not that impressive. Gary was bad as a villain. Tanya Reynolds was wasted as who is one of Harold’s friends & this movie is too short to tell its story properly.
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Produced by John Davis
Written by David Guion, Michael Handelman
Based on Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Starring: Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina & Zooey Deschanel.
Narrated by Alfred Molina
Music by Batu Sener
Art directors: Lauren Coghlan, Audra Avery
Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain
Edited by Tia Nolan, Mark Helfrich
Costume design: Molly Maginnis
Production companies: Columbia Pictures, Davis Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
The Casts:
- Zachary Levi as Harold, a man who has a purple crayon which makes whatever he draws come to life
- Lil Rel Howery as Moose, a moose who is one of Harold’s friends and becomes human in the real world
- Benjamin Bottani as Mel, a boy who befriends Harold
- Zooey Deschanel as Terri, Mel’s mother who is skeptical of Harold’s imagination
- Jemaine Clement as Gary Natwick, a librarian who gets a hold of a piece of Harold’s crayon to use for evil
- Tanya Reynolds as Porcupine, a porcupine who is one of Harold’s friends and becomes human in the real world
- Alfred Molina as the Narrator/Crockett Johnson, Harold’s creator, whom Harold and his friends refer to as “the old man”
- Ravi Patel as Prasad
- Camille Guaty as Junior Detective Silva
- Pete Gardner as Detective Love
- Seth Robbins as Oscar
I recommend watching this film in cinema.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe