SNOWFLAKE the WHITE GORILLA

2011, Ajuntament de Barcelona

Live action with animation

Rating: PG

Approx. 83 mins.

THE STORY:

Snowflake is a rare white gorilla orphaned and sold to a zoo by poachers. She is not accepted by the other gorillas due to her colour, and wants nothing more than to be black like everyone else. Along with her new friend, Jenga, a red panda who insists he's a cat, she temporarily leaves the zoo to get the help of a witch. Trying to catch her is Dr. Pepper, who is obsessed with the idea of using her heart to concoct an elixir guaranteeing him eternal life.

QUESTIONABLE LANGUAGE:

• poo
• hell
• stupid

VIOLENCE:

• nothing significant

TEACHING POINTS:

• You should be yourself, and that means being a little different

THE UPSHOT:

It is dubbed, and painfully so. The animation is awkward. The story is silly in the worst way, and the entire film is far longer than it needs to be. The grown ups in the room prayed for the DVD to skip and launch us moments from the end, and the 5 year-old in the room was bored.

Stay away. Far far away.

1/5