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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon is a harmless but forgettable family film that coasts on a charming premise without doing much imaginative with it.
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Starring
Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani
Director
Carlos Saldanha
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release date
August 2, 2024
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Rating Summary
While Zachary Levi gives his usual child-like 110%, the rest of the cast of Harold and the Purple Crayon is never quite able to latch onto its unfocused story. Furthermore, suffering from an unimpressive script and aimless and uninspired direction, Harold and the Purple Crayon never exceeds cute.

In this live-action film, storybook character Harold (played by Zachary Levi) wields his magical purple crayon, which allows him to bring anything to life simply by drawing it. As he grows up, Harold draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world. However, real life proves to be odd and confusing for him. Alongside his friends Moose (Lil Rel Howery) and Porcupine (Tanya Reynolds), Harold embarks on a quest to find the missing narrator (voiced by Alfred Molina).

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James Carrick

James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.

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  1. RepublicBased August 15, 2024 at

    Pride flag spotted. Not worth it.

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  2. gay####lover October 23, 2024 at

    HAROLD HEADS RISE UP WE GOT A BASED ALERT!!!!!!!! HELL YEAHH!!!! !!!!!

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