Pretentious? Nope. Fun? O yes.

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2019)

I was put off watching this film by the polarised reviews on IMDB, then watched it and realised exactly why some of those reviews were so polarised - because some were looking for more in the film than a tall-tale beautifully and wonderfully told. To me it succeeds in telling that tale remarkably well. Some say it's pretentious, over-long and makes poor use of a "stellar" cast - I'd say it's none of those things myself, indeed the "stars" taking part might even be glad (and proud) they got to play even a small role in this truly remarkable, fantastic and silly-fun film. Stars don't always make a film remember.