ニューヨーク。何をやっても上手くいかず、ショービジネス界から追放寸前のショーマンのヘクターは、自分の人生を変えてくれる、驚きに満ちた、まるで魔法のような「何か」を探していた。ヘクターが路地に佇むある古びたペットショップに足を踏み入れると、店の奥からほのかに歌声が聴こえてくる。人の声とも違う、何とも不思議で、魅惑的な歌声。その声をたどって引き寄せられるように店の奥へと進み、山積みされたケージをかき分けると、歌っていたのはなんと、＜一匹の子ワニ＞だった――。
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製作費: $50,000,000 (75億円)
興行収入: $104,088,441 (156億円)
推定収支: $54,088,441 (81億円)
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脚本: Bernard Waber / Justin Paul / Benj Pasek
音楽: Matthew Margeson
制作: Kevin K. Vafi / ハッチ・パーカー / Dan Wilson
撮影監督: Javier Aguirresarobe
制作会社: Eagle Pictures / Columbia Pictures
Javier Bardem steals the show here - he is clearly having some fun in this otherwise rather derivative adventure caper. He is "Hector", a failing magician who can no longer get any work. On a visit to a pet shop one day, he encounters the eponymous character whom he discovers can hold a tune. Ah, thinks he - a fortune to be made. He puts just about everything he has on the line but poor old "Lyle" has stage fright... won't sing! Ruin befalls our entertainer so he leaves his home in the hands of the "Primm" family. Not long after they move in, the son "Josh" (a creditable effort from Winslow Fegley) hears noises in the attic and off we go on the more standard series of escapades peppered with some tunes and hysterical antics from his slightly surprised parents, an intervention from the city authorities and a gently pleasing conclusion that does elicit just the merest hint of a tear. Shawn Mendez ("Lyle") has one of those voices that I find instantly forgettable, and the pens of "Dear Evan Hansen" creators Benj Pasek and Justin Paul really don't bombard us with much to get the toes tapping aside from, perhaps, "Top of the World". The storyline reminded me a lot of "Clifford the Big Red Dog" (2021) - child and curious pet deal with fun adventures and mishaps - and as a gently entertaining piece of drama this does fine. It's just not a film that I think I will remember watching.
Fun movie, enjoyed it with lots of humor. Story was a bit slow and predictable but a nice movie for kids. I have an 8 year old daughter so would definately watch this with her. Just felt they could have done more with the story.
