Review of Peter Rabbit (2018) by Crimsoncritic — 13 Jan 2019

The majority of the family’s enjoyment while viewing Peter Rabbit is sourced from the film’s unique, self aware and (to some degree) satirical style of comedy; and that creates about the majority of the enjoyment because when the time is at hand to judge the work’s story, this movie doesn't earn high marks.

But luckily, the movie supplies big bursts of clever and genuinely hilarious writing all the way through the run time; and the jokes surprisingly fit into a diverse array of humorous elements that when blended together, doesn't get stale at all.

(You simply cannot predict what the movie is gonna do next) One minute, the humor is simple, decently done slapstick; the next it’s a grand shattering of the fourth wall itself. (There’s actually a moment in the movie where the characters are discussing their own character flaws) It’s like nothing I’ve ever before seen in a family film.

It’s like the movie knows that it’s prime demographic is the general family audience; so instead of simply trying to keep your five year old’s mind busy, it puts its best foot forward to try and downright disrupt the status quo.