Abominable

Yet the Miyazaki-style magic and gentle subversion of Jill Culton's film stops it from feeling like an extended tourist promo. The 12ft dandelions are a delight.

The central relationship here is not dissimilar to the one in How to Train Your Dragon, (also produced by DreamWorks Animation) but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

A blandly-charming, occasionally-thrilling animation...but I wanted a little bit more. Perfectly fine...

Here's a defanged, declawed yeti in an animation whose every beat, character and narrative component feels as if it has been algorithmically tested for commercial safety by a computer programme.

Where Abominable may fall down is in the nuts and bolts of charming your little ones. The dialogue is flat, the slapstick flabby.

Abominable strives for originality and, often, achieves it. But it's also never quite daring enough to veer off the beaten path.

... Abominable is no Mac and Me rip-off, but a sweet story of friendship between human and monster, and one that deserves its growing reputation and success...

Abominable has a conventional setup, but an undeniably big heart.

Wildly entertaining and surprisingly moving, this 2,000-mile journey from China to the Himalayas will move you, make you laugh and make you fall in love with its adorable protagonist.

Regardless of whatever hardships that people might be facing in their personal lives, the need to smile and laugh is still within us, and the comfort that family and friends provide us with always rings true.