It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

a book. a writer confession about his golden age. and an inspired adaptation. that is all. at first sigh. because , like a dish, in this case, the taste, the flavor, the delicious atmosphere has few little secret ingredients. first - the script who explore the Durell universe with gentle and wise precision. than, the cast and for this slice must see the movie for understand. than - the music. the spice remains British humor but that is the great and magnificent virtue because its rhythm is always the same. the joy, adventure, spirit, curiosity of childhood is on front chair. the craziness, the eccentricity, egotism, strange situations are cages for each kind of public. but something must be more important - the extraordinary performance of two actors as cinnamon of this splendid pie - Eugene Simon and, sure, great Imelda Staunton. it is not really a movie. only perfect bottle for pure form of joy.

I was surprised to learn that 'My Family and Other Animals' was a TV movie. I wonder why it wasn't made into a feature film. It didn't have that made for television feel at all. I liked it so much that I thought I had to say something about it. Based on Gerald Durrell's autobiography, Sheree Folkson's film tells the humorous and moving tale of an eccentric family that moves to Greece after being fed up of the terrible English weather. The four siblings, Larry, Leslie, Margot and Gerald couldn't have been any more different. Larry is an aspiring writer, Leslie hunts for pleasure, Margot is enjoys all the attention she gets from men and Gerald is a passionate explorer of nature and a lover of animals. There's a lot of chaos in the movie but it is all done in good humour. Imelda Staunton, Matthew Goode, Russell Tovey, Tamzin Merchant and Eugene Simon perform wonderfully as they really do feel like a family. Omid Djalili provides some hilarious comic relief and Chris Langham is very likable. With exotic looks and loads of humour, energy and adventure 'My Family and Other Animals' was a joy to watch.

Hello, This is one of those British type of movies that tickle the funny bone. And make us all lone for more simple times when life was care free and not so bloody troublesome when kids could just be kids and not have to worry about any thing. This is a must see for any family who values good clean family entertainment and not all the violence one see in the media tooday, and the foul language we hear in the films of tooday. This is a refreshing breath of air form the usual tripe of tooday,s film audiaunce. This is real film work an true work of genius.Thank you

If you like the gentle English approach to a story such as seen in Upstairs Downstairs and All Creatures Great and Small, this film is for you. It features the young life of Gerald Durrel, a famed British naturalist, and his eccentric family while they lived on Crete in pre WW2 days. Young Gerald fills the house with animals, a brother likes to shoot while another brother feels his whole family is crazy including his younger sister who chases older men. Many oddball friends grace the storyline and a well composed comedic music score adds to the pleasure of this production. The acting is superb throughout with the young actor playing Durrel being perfect for the role. Maybe some 'Hollywood' producers might learn from this tale you do not always need exploding objects to ensure a good film.