The One and Only Ivan

Name: The One and Only Ivan
Director: Thea Sharrock
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2020
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, Danny DeVito

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Adventure
Comedy

2020
Thea Sharrock
95 mins
U

Summary

Ivan, a 400-pound silverback gorilla, shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog and other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be. Comedy drama starring the voice of Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston and Phillipa Soo.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Emma Simmonds

A moving true story is brought to the screen with copious artistic licence in this sweet and soppy Disney flick from director Thea Sharrock (Me Before You). Based on the book by Katherine Applegate, it combines live-action and photorealistic CGI to tell the story of Ivan (charismatically voiced by Sam Rockwell), the silverback gorilla star of a mall circus run by Bryan Cranston's Mack. Although he's jealous when a cute new arrival upstages him, Ivan's protective instinct kicks in, and he finds an unlikely outlet in art. Danny DeVito makes for an enjoyably sassy sidekick, voicing stray dog Bob, while Angelina Jolie brings a touch of class to her ageing elephant, Stella. Gently paced and lacking in big narrative thrills, The One and Only Ivan may prove too melancholic for young kids, but the animals inspire awe, and the film draws winningly on Disney classics like Dumbo and Bambi.

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6.6/10

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