The Magic Faraway Tree fails to bring magic to very old property

The Magic Faraway Tree fails to bring magic to very old property

Directed by Ben Gregor and written by Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2, Wonka), The Magic Faraway Tree is a pleasant enough lark, but it fails to fully capture the imagination.

Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy are like an old bickering couple as they discuss The Magic Faraway Tree (and it's fantastic!)

Enid Blyton’s The Faraway Tree book series was published between 1939 and 1951 and became a staple of British childhood. With magical characters like Moon-Face and Silky the Fairy, the books encourage using your imagination. So it’s easy to see where this could come into play in a modern era where technology has taken the attention of so much of our youth. While I don’t think The Magic Faraway Tree fully takes advantage of that concept (you can …