Who acts, dresses and looks like a girl. At first I thought this was Christopher's sister. He can't handle fame, want everybody and everything for himself. Selfish, self absorbed and self centered; he's as unpleasant a child as I've seen in a while. Not all his fault though because his parents were exactly the same. He grows up into a whimpy teenager who's even worse. The only one here who resembles a normal person is the nanny who wisely exits this horrid family when it's condidered betrayal when she starts dating a man; as if she shouldn't have a personal life. Dreary pathetic movie. I really question the mental state of the people who gave this dreck high marks.

Didn't know much about the background of Christopher Robin,think he was ungrateful.So,his father made a boatload of money for writing about his childhood.With a disabled daughter,and the opportunity to live well,I have no sympathy for Chrissie.His father endured shell shock from WWI,no mention if CR did from WWII.I just think if he thought things had to be so ideal,he should've shown a little gratitude.That he was well provided for and that CR was a whinny unappreciative so-and-so,and that I'd think when he became a father he would've appreciated what his father accomplished,set out an enduring children's classic literature piece should mean something.No sympathy for ingrates!

The true story of A.A. Milne's writing of the infamous WINNIE THE POOH stories has been successfully adapted for the screen by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Simon Vaughan. Simon Curtis directs a capable cast in a film that is both nostalgic and reflectively disturbing - as much a psychodrama as a biography. Interestingly enough, one of the primary memories the film touches is the devastatng effect war has on both soldiers and the general populace.First published in 1926, Winnie-the-Pooh brought hope and comfort to England after the First World War and became one of the best-loved children's books of all time. The film version of the life of A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson), his son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston then Alex Lawther), his wife Daphne (Margot Robbie) and the nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald) is a rare glimpse into the relationship between father and son and the impact of Milne's experience as a soldier in WW I. After a series of PTSD episodes Milne convinces his shrewish wife to move to the country for solace. Daphne becomes pregnant, detests ,the agony of childbirth, and enters her own shallow world of luxury while the recovering Milne ultimately writes children's stories based on his son Christopher Robin and his toys. Along with his mother Daphne and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin the instant celebrity erodes Christopher's relationship to his parents, distances Milne, and feeds the need for society acceptance of Daphne. The cast is strong, the flashbacks of the war are gruesome making Christopher's decision to join the military when WW II comes round painful to watch and the film about the most popular children's stories ever written ends with a twinge of sadness. Still

Alan "Blue" Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) returns home to England from the Great War suffering PTSD. His wife Daphne (Margot Robbie) likes the London high society life with her successful playwright husband. After the birth of their son Christopher "Billy Moon", Daphne hires nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald) leaving the child raising to her. Blue decides to move out to the countryside as he struggles to write his anti-war novel. Blue is distant until he starts writing Winnie the Pooh with his son but the invasive publicity soon divides son from father.This is not a kiddie movie. It's not really a movie for kids. It is a compelling movie about modern celebrity culture and a family drama. It can be a bit slow at times. It needs some brutality to give realism to the PTSD. The movie straddles the kiddie background material with more serious adult material. Some war scenes could connect father to son and be the epic conclusion to their story. It may not fit the kiddie nature of Winnie the Pooh. Sitting on a rock is probably the safer choice. Overall, I find this true story compelling.