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Moomins on the Riviera is the first actual Moomin film in 22 years; between these two are a couple of compilations of bits from the stop-motion TV series. This return is in no way a masterpiece. But it's about the Moomins going on holiday, why should you expect it to be? This charming adaptation of the comic strips gets everything right - Snorkmaiden's still a double-crosser, Little My still loves a bit of chaos and the urchins are still misunderstood. There is no gross-out humour in any form - the worst it can do is gambling, smoking and alcohol, all of which were in the original story. It's one thing for this to happen in the 50's, but in a family film completed in 2014 it's really... |