THE BORROWERS (1997)
PEYTER HEWITT
Plot
Fantastic film adaptation of Mary Norton's classic children's story. John Goodman is superb as the odious property developer out to cheat the hapless Lenders of the house they've inherited, while the Borrowers, a family of four inch high sub-humans who live under the floorboards, face a furious fight to make sure that they, and their unwitting hosts, don't end up living in a cardboard box. Pretty far removed from the original story, and indeed the TV series, but mercifully unsentimental with some very impressive special effects. A treat for tinies and parents alike.