From the hit series of books and TV shows, Horrid Henry The Movie stretches the concept woefully over an hour-and-a-half. The C-List Brit-comedians adult cast mug shamelessly in hysterical panto style (with Richard E. Grant and Rebecca Front emerging relatively unscathed, as Angelica Huston's interesting Scottish accent wanders), whilst most of the child actors - apart from a relentlessly spirited but irritating Theo Stevenson as Henry - are generally weak. The meagre script criminally forgets to be funny - the only real response from the children in the audience came when Henry picks his nose and flicks it at the audience - and even the use of Glee-style musical numbers is abandoned after the first half-hour. The excellent 3D - a first for a UK live-action children's film - is a surprising positive aspect in this disappointing movie, which completely pales in comparison with the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid films.
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