Horrid Henry: The Movie (U)

Starring: Richard E Grant, Theo Stevenson, Anjelica Huston

Reviewed,Anthony Quinn
Friday 29 July 2011 00:00 BST
Comments

This unutterably feeble-minded and unfunny movie is based on a series of children's books (by Francesca Simon) that are apparently the most successful in the UK after Harry Potter.

I have no idea how this could have happened. It's not just that it seems made for 12-year-old children with Attention Deficit Disorder and a tin ear for comedy; it seems to have been made by them, too. Theo Stevenson plays the disobliging eponym, his early attempts at gangsta-rap a warning that this might well try one's patience. He's joined by a motley of British faces - Richard E Grant, Mathew Horne, Parminder Nagra – and an American, Anjelica Huston, playing a Scottish teacher named Miss Battle-Axe. Do you get the picture? If not, keep it that way.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in