SMALLFOOT
Cert U Running time 96 minutes ★★★
Discover the secret life of the yeti in this warm-natured animated family adventure based on a book by the creator of the Despicable Me franchise.
Channing Tatum voices Migo, a member of a Bigfoot tribe who live in peaceful isolation on a mountain above the cloud line.
After falling out with the village elder, Migo is banished and meets a supposedly mythical Smallfoot – a human called Percy.
He’s a video blogging naturalist voiced by James Corden, and the Carpool Karaoke crooner is so convincing as a character conflicted between his integrity and his desire to achieve huge internet ratings, he proves he is indeed a great actor.
Pop star Zendaya plays Migo’s love interest, and contributes a couple of tunes which sound as if they were left over from her previous film, The Greatest Showman.
Their hair-raising escapades are fast-paced and carry a message of openness and honesty, and although there’s not enough of the Wile E Coyote-style slapstick, it’s a lot of amiable fun for the kids.