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THIS delightful family adventure spins the legend of the yeti on its head.
Here, the human “smallfoots” are the mythical creatures. And there’s nothing remotely abominable about the hairy snowmen.
A young yeti called Migo (voiced by Channing Tatum) has been content to toe the party line for his entire life.
According to the “truth stones” in the temple, the world begins and ends with
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NEXT WEEK: Halloween,
THE WEEK AFTER: Bohemian Rhapsody. MANDY (18) MAKERS of the those “crazy Nicolas Cage” montages on YouTube will be busy with this unhinged revenge fantasy.
His character Red Miller is forced to witness his wife Mandy (Andrea Riseborough) being burned to death by a gang of demonic bikers led by Linus Roache’s self-styled prophet.
Cage works through his grief by stripping down to his Y-fronts, gulping on their isolated mountain-top village. Beneath the clouds, there are four giant mammoths that have held up the world since the dawn of time.
Belief in the existence of hairless “smallfoots” is considered a dangerous thought crime.
Migo questions his faith when he runs into intrepid nature reporter Percy (voiced by James Corden).
After teaming up with a group of hairy sceptics (voiced by Zendaya, Ely Henry and LeBron James) the free-thinking yetis explore the world beneath the clouds.
The “think for yourself” message is an unusual one for a Hollywood animation. And it is delivered with style and considerable wit.
There are sharp lines, lively musical routines and some very accomplished slapstick. a giant bottle of vodka and going through the entire soundtrack of David Attenborough’s Planet Earth.
Then he heads to his local blacksmiths to forge a giant, silver axe.
To some, this will sound like the perfect midnight movie. But Cage fans have to be patient.
The orgy of violence only begins after an hour. It’s a slow build-up, but the second half is something else. AXEMAN: Nic gets bloody