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Watch This Movie Online Now: Gnomeo and Juliet

• IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377981/
• Rating: G
• Director: Kelly Asbury
• Release Date: Febuary 2011
• Run Time: 84
• Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Tagline: A little adventure goes a lawn way.

Writers: William Shakespeare, Kelly Asbury

Review: When I first saw trailers for Gnomeo and Juliet, I groaned at the thought, Romeo and Juliet as told by garden gnomes? Really? Aside from the obvious absurdity of the concept, I wondered exactly how faithfully they would stick to the story. The ending of Shakespeares original story would prove awfully dark for the young audiences that would be naturally drawn to this.

So, with these reservations in mind I saw the film last night with my 7 and 10 year old daughters, and found myself enjoying the movie much more than I expected to. Is the concept absurd? Sure, but the writers made plenty of clever use of that absurdity, with some great sight gags and setups.

I wont go into detail on the issue of the originals dark ending, but the writers here found a sly way to acknowledge that original ending without having to actually incorporate it in this loose remake.

Elton John is credited as an Exec Producer, his partner David Furnish has a Producer credit as well. The movie makes liberal use of EJs music, generally to good effect.

And my daughters both loved it. Great family fare.