Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (Esio Trot)

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7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Dearbhla Walsh

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James Corden
Narrator

Salo Gardner
Mr. Mavrokoukoudopolous

Dustin Hoffman
Mr. Hoppy

Richard Cordery
Mr. Pringle

Judi Dench
Mrs. Silver

Polly Kemp
Woman on Bus

Geoffrey McGivern
Pet Shop Owner

Jimmy Akingbola
Keen Pet Shop Keeper

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Richard Curtis
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An average movie

5 years, 3 months ago at May 30 14:44

johanlefourbe

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have always been a huge fan of Dustin Hoffman, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, eventually, I didn't care at all about the damned thing, I'm afraid. Of course, I have to admit that I have never really cared for Roald Dahl's work but this must be the most boring story he has ever cooked up. Seriously, even th... read more

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Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie, until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan to win her love.

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An average movie

“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have always been a huge fan of Dustin Hoffman, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, eventually, I didn't care at all about the damned thing, I'm afraid. Of course, I have to admit that I have never really cared for Roald Dahl's work but this must be the most boring story he has ever cooked up. Seriously, even though it was probably supposed to be quirky and charming, it was just so damned simplistic. I mean, the whole idea to swap a turtle every day with another one and that the owner wouldn't notice the difference was just lame. In fact, there was such a lack of plot and/of interesting characters, that a good chunk of the running time was allocated to the narrator played by James Corben. I mean, I won't” read more