Review of Famous Five

Famous Five (2012)
7/10
Don't let the German accents distract you
20 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Don't mention the war, and don't let the German language and accents distract you from this German production of the English classic Famous Five. This may sound a bit politically incorrect, but I found it a bit disconcerting at first seeing my favorite British characters speaking German, but then again maybe in an alternative universe post WWII if you know what I mean.

Then again, all the Nazis in Valkyrie had British and American accents so we got used to that cultural appropriation of a Nazi plot to bring down Hitler. I wonder if John Cleese should have been an executive producer for this rendition of Famous Five?
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