Exhilarating and wholehearted, it’s less a standalone achievement than a special edition of an old favourite.

This is not a film that aims to reinvent the dragon-slaying trebuchet; rather, it’s a spectacular, immersive journey deeper into a world that fans already know and love.

Thames is an incredible actor and this felt like a role he was meant to play.

An achievement that comes as no surprise at all once you realize that it is, plain and simple, an almost entirely faithful carbon copy of the brilliant original film.