The Tiger Rising (2022) (original) (raw)
A young boy discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home.
A young boy discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home. (less)
Director: Ray Giarratana
Writers: Ray Giarratana, Kate DiCamillo
Starring: Christian Convery, Madalen Mills, Dennis Quaid, Queen Latifah, Sam Trammell, Katharine McPhee
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Review by Brian Orndorf, January 19, 2022
5 / 10
�The Tiger Rising� is an adaptation of a 2001 children�s book by Kate DiCamillo, who delivered 116 pages of dramatic development and characterization, focusing on the plight of two 10-year-old kids and their shared emotional frustrations. The film version tries to stretch the material into 100 minutes of soft melodrama, aiming to make an old-fashioned family movie with elements of sadness and fantasy, presenting an adventure from a child�s POV. �The Tiger Rising� means well enough, but writer/director Ray Giarratana grows too comfortable with the endeavor�s leisurely pace and broad performance ...read more...
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