Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Molly Moon meets three of the basic principles in that there is an orphan, a mad-eyed dog and acts of hypnotism which involve people's eyes turning green when they're under the influence. It's a perfectly harmless film with a couple of laughs based around madcap animal behaviour but is largely formulaic in delivery. The young actors play their roles well enough and the adults take their cheques with little effort or concern for the end product. Joan Collins gives it a go at menacing but this cannot distract you from the work/make-up miracles on display.


Adult score: 3/5
Child score: 4/5
First thing the child said when the film finished: "Are there any more of those films?"