Sherlock Gnomes

Kung Fu Panda director John Stevenson keeps the plot moving at a jaunty pace.

Actually more fun than the original and guaranteed to make under-10s shudder with delight.

It's nowhere near as bad as it sounds...

After two films, this still looks and feels like a franchise driven more by commercial calculation than creative inspiration.

A passable, and very-kid friendly, animation which doesn't break the mould, nor overstay its welcome.

The only person who can possibly feel good about this whole mess is Elton John, who inexplicably once again licenses his songs for the soundtrack. Hope the checks cleared, Rocket Man.

It's a serviceable animated take on a well known tale that also happens to be a sequel. One could call it a movie solely for kids, but you can't even trust them being happy with the product.

Comes together better than any belated sequel to a mostly forgotten family movie probably should.

If you want morbid animation, watch Foodfight.

There'll be gnome complaints from the kids, at least, but the adults might start to think these are tales told by an idiot, full of sound and sort of funny, signifying nothing...