Rating of
2.5/4
Dennis the Menace!
MovieAddict - wrote on 04/20/13
DENNIS THE MENACE, in my opinion, is a great adaptation of the classic TV show and Mason Gamble successfully brings the lovable cartoon character of Dennis to life for us! He plays the kid who is the absolute nightmare of parents and neighbors all over the world. Dennis is not mean spirited or evil….he just happens to do the wrong things for the right reasons. Then, while trying to cover up, he ends up making a worse mess than before. And his cantankerous neighbor Mr. Wilson (Walter Matthau) is usually on the receiving end, whether he likes it or not. Mason Gamble embodies the spirit of the spunky menace you cannot help but love even when he causes Mr. Wilson to miss an event which he has waited 40 years for. Joan Plowright is wonderful as the unfulfilled neighborhood grandmother whom Dennis loves while Christopher Loyld does a wonderful job of being a menacing Switchblade Sam and is able to be vicious without being truly scary - which is a good thing as this is primarily a family movie. I found it an enjoyable film with plenty of cute and funny moments and Gamble is just adorable....gotta luv him!
