We review the picture book version of Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom and Bedtime Stories on DVD.
The Quick Review
Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom has been abridged and released as a picture book. With moving illustrations by Paddy Bouma, the history of apartheid and story of Mandela’s life is made accessible to children. But with events like the Sharpeville Massacre also depicted, this is not a book for children under 10.
Bedtime Stories – Adam Sandler stars as a hotel handyman who tells his niece and nephew stories that start coming true. A bewilderingly long set up and not nearly enough screentime for the actual bedtime stories, combined with some adult themes and typical Sandler antics places this film firmly in 7+ camp. Unless you want to endure a crescendo of questions about what on earth is going on!
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