The SNOW QUEEN

2005, Amberwood Entertainment (BBC)

Live action with animation

Rating: unrated (would be G)

Approx. 53 mins.

THE STORY:

A loyal retelling of Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale of a girl's journey to rescue her adopted brother, Kay from the castle of the Snow Queen. 

QUESTIONABLE LANGUAGE:

• stupid

VIOLENCE:

• none

TEACHING POINTS:

• love conquers all

THE UPSHOT:

Both the grown ups and the 5 year-old in the room enjoyed this. It was short, to the point and visually captivating. The story is a bit tricky for young kids, but the visuals and themes do translate. Makes a calm, quiet change from a lot of the usual slapstick, high action kid films.  

4/5