The tiger is impressive

Rating: 7/10 (23 December 2012)

I enjoyed the movie, but a little like TED if you take the animal out of the movie it loses a little of its charm. The big downside as regards the Oscars is that there is actually very little acting involved - unless the tiger could be nominated. Lots of beautiful scenery but the relationship between the boy and the tiger just does not convince. The movie is in 3D so there are lots of scenes with the tiger coming towards the boy (you) but after a while that becomes a little repetitive - rather like the guy on the horse in The Virginian. The ending is disappointing. I am not sure there was a need to put things in black and white. I know that many people dsilike ambiguous endings but there really was no need to spoil the illusion. In summary, an enjoyable movie but far from a great one.