Christina Reviews *Matilda*

          This movie is based on the book by Roald Dahl.  It is about a precocious little girl named Matilda Wormwood who has a crazy family who doesn't support her at all and certainly doesn't respect her intelligence. At a very young age, she is able to read very advanced books and she wins the admiration of her new teacher Mrs. Honey. The only problem is her dim parents and the evil Mrs. Trunchbull who rules the school with an iron fist and locks disobedient children in the “Chokey” (a closet with nails sticking out of the door). And then there's Matilda's new found super powers.

          The predicaments Matilda gets into are funny, as well as the things Mrs. Trunchbull says, even if she is cruel. It might be a little scary and upsetting to very young children, but it depends on the child.
This is one of the only Roald Dahl books I read as a kid, and it is, by far, my favorite.  So, of course, I’m glad it was made into a movie.  I have to say that the movie definitely did justice to the book and then some.  It might even be better than the book because Danny DeVito is a brilliant comedic genius.

         Danny DeVito and Rhea Pearlman are hilarious as the Wormwoods.  And there’s something about Mara Wilson that is endearing.  She was born to play the role of Matilda.