Peter Rabbit (2017)

Yes, my youngest is twenty four.  No, there are no nearby children who I can call over to watch these movies with.  I do have a granddaughter but she is decidedly not interested in movies at this point.  So this is on me.  I really enjoy the children movie genre.

The decision to take a much loved children's story to the big screen using computer animation is a risky one.

Happily, for the most part, Peter Rabbit doesn't flub it up (although there are bound to be critics and those who feel that it doesn't take the original seriously enough or that the story is just too dumb.  To those, I send them back to the original stories--they are not exactly great literature).
For one thing, it’s been 116 years since Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit first appeared on paper, and this is a decidedly modern story.  Out with the old Mr. McGregor, in with a new one, and he is destined from the start to get involved with Bea, the creator of the books to begin with.  So a nice little circling back to where it all started, and the story is easy to follow, all the while marveling at the absolutely stellar animation.  The fur seems so real it is remarkable.
This is a movie that will not only delight kids with its physical comedy and bright palette but one that adults will find surprisingly charming.