Harold and the Purple Crayon

What a fantastic, unassuming piece of pure entertainment, and so unexpected. HATPC is good, clean-hearted and spirited fun for children and adults alike. It almost makes me think about how people would have received The Wizard Of Oz back in the day, it's that happy and awe-inspiring with its visuals and comedy. I've heard of 'Zooey Deschanel' a few times but never actively seen her in anything, and I have to say what a fantastic, endearing portrayal she does of the mom. Also the boy is incredible. And as Harold, wielding his purple crayon of justice, Zachary Levi is incredible. The imagination in this is beyond what I thought cinema had given up. It's so small-scale cute that I assumed had long been given up to the TV channels. It's an amazing film.

Kids, wife and myself all enjoyed Harold and The Purple Crayon.

I understand some people who have a close connection to the book aren't thrilled with the film. I don't know the book that well, so I was able to go into the movie with an open mind.

As a standalone story, it stands up as a fun and humorous feel-good kids film with great imagination.

Levi does a good job humanizing a very outrageous premise. He blends over the top behaviour you'd expect from a cartoon character with sincere heart. He really seems right in his wheelhouse here. Reynolds and Howery as Porcupine and Moose are great fun. And Clement is delightful as a funny antagonist you really enjoy rooting against.

As an adult viewer, you will certainly have to suspend your disbelief - even more than you would for other family fantasy films (the way they execute the leap from the "book world" to the "real world" was even more outrageous that I'd ever have expected) and the plot develops so fast it's hard to keep up with the leaps in logic. With that said, it settles in to a fun l, easy to consume, adventure.

My kids loved it and look forward to seeing it again. My wife, who is an educator familiar with the book, liked it very much as well. For me, it was a fun movie to enjoy with my family at the end of a school week.

This is a fantasy movie based on a popular book. The movie starts with just line drawing animation. Harold and his two imaginary friends, a Moose and a Porcupine. Whatever Harold can imagine, then draw an outline with his purple crayon, becomes reality. Then Harold draws a door with his magical purple crayon, opens it, and finds himself in the real world of Providence, Rhode Island.

Zachary Levi has been a favorite of ours for a number of years, he is the real world Harold. He knows nothing about the real world so he immediately has to learn how it works and how people communicate.

Next the Moose and the Porcupine make their way through the door, each takes on a human form.

The movie is just made for entertainment, however there is a good message embedded - to never quit dreaming and never limit yourself. The good person that befriends them is Zooey Deschanel as Terry and her young son. The bad guy that creates problems is Jemaine Clement as Gary who desperately wants Terry but she wants no part of him.

My wife and I watched it at home, on DVD from our public library. Just pleasant, quirky entertainment after Saturday evening steak and wine dinner, with chocolate cake of course!

A young boy (Zachary Levi) takes a magic walk, using his purple crayon to create everything he encounters transported to real world. In the modern day, Harold is all grown up and refers to the narrator as Old Man Harold believes he is actually his father. The mother (Zooey Deschanel) of an imaginative boy called Mel (Benjamin Bottani) accidentally hit with her car to Harold, getting a puncture, in the process to which Harold draws a new wheel. Then his friends Moose (Lil Rel Howery) and Porcupine (Tanya Reynolds) are also transported, and a lot of problem and fun takes place. Everything he draws is about to get real !.

A tribute to imagination based on Harold, the character from a children tale created by Crockett Johnson. Stars Zachary Levi, (Shazam I and Il)who gives a likeable acting, the film brings to life from drawing to reality and becomes the boy Harold into an adult with complete fun and wishes to play and to carry out sympathetic messes. In the animated world, anything he draws with his crayon is brought to life . In fact, one day when Harold draws himself, he's transported to real word, out of book, and subsequently his friends: Moose and Porcupine. There's a lot of FX , though the movie makes use of CGI for several scenes, some shots where Zachari Levi appears to draw in mid air were made with Harold drawing on a sheet of glass placed between him and the camera.

The motion picture gets a nice cinematography by Gabriel Berastain, as well as an acceptable direction by Carlo Saldaña. This brazilian filmmaker has made successful CGI animated movies such Ice Age, Scrat: Spaced out, Ice Age the Meltdown, Ice Age 4, Ice Age the great Egg escape, No time for nuts, Río and Río 2, among others. Harold and the purple crayon rating: 6.5/10. Better than average. Worthwhile watching.

I was hesitant to go see this film after looking at the low meta critic, and since I don't have a particular tie to the original book. I took my kids as an act of summer break distraction and it did just the trick. I understand why this is getting rated so low, I also love the meme reviews claiming it as the best movie ever made. This movie actually has some really great visual effects, and I think Zachary Levi's acting makes the film entertaining to watch. The problems with this movie are numerable, weird subplots between these animals turned into humans, and two different antagonists with one that they just leave behind in the Final Cut. The show lacks a clear vision, which is a shame because I think there was good bones to this. Overall I think it's a totally decent kids movie, but as a whole it is simply mediocre and lacking a clear statement.