Goodbye Christopher Robin

"Director Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) delivers another biography based on reality that never lets facts get in the way of a good story. Set in England between the world wars, writer A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson), wracked by post-WWI trauma, and struggling to keep his marriage to Daphne (Margot Robbie) together, moves his family to the countryside. He writes Winnie The Pooh, which becomes a huge success, inadvertently turning his young son, Christopher Robin, into a worldwide celebrity. Yet, despite the tender warmth of his work, Milne’s relationship with his son remains difficult and distant."

"Everything in this too-too movie feels overfermented, off."

"Two tips for all who see the film: Brush up on the books (and also Milne's beloved poem "Vespers") before going, in order to appreciate all the inside references, and pack your hankies. You'll need 'em."

"Fans of Pooh and co get enough to make this an informative nostalgia fix."

"A stiffly depressing portrait of toffee-nosed child abuse."

"[A] bizarrely clenched and infantilised tragedy-twee heritage drama about AA Milne's fraught relationship with his son Christopher Robin."

"In dramatic terms, the film is complex and involving; in historic terms, it's half-truth. That's better than nothing but never enough."

"Take a hankie. You'll need it."

"While it won't tick all the boxes of a classic biopic, it was engaging insight into the world of AA Milne..."

"A bracing sourness rescues 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' from sickly sweet banality."

"It's the chemistry between Domhnall Gleeson and newcomer Will Tilston, as the awkwardly matched father and son, that makes the movie more than a mélange of inept parenting and Tigger too."

"A tribute to a man and his son who gave the world joy…"

"A witty and touching father-son tale. And at its centre: a startling debut from Will Tilston, whose compelling performance ensures its emotional moments land successfully."