Jiminy Cricket! A slightly awkward live-action 'Pinocchio' strains to find the magic

When it comes to creating a live-action “Pinocchio,” do you cast a young actor to play the puppet once brought to life? Alongside some live performers (Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo) and some CGI characters, director Robert Zemeckis has used computer imagery to render Pinocchio in the style of the 1940 cartoon. The effect is an awkward fusion of fake and real that strains to find any magic.

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