>"Even if you're little you can do a lot.
You mustn't let a little thing
Like 'little' stop you.
If you sit around
And let them get on top,
You might as well be saying
You think that it's okay.
And that's not right!"

This departs quite a bit from the book. But if you love Roald Dahl (me), and you love musicals (also me), you're in for a treat.

This gives you the sense that everyone involved in the production went above and beyond. The set design, the cinematography, the songs, the choreography....

And the cast! The child actors are adorable and insanely talented. Emma Thompson really goes for it, even if I do find her a bit much. Lashana Lynch is a perfect Miss Honey. And Alisha Weir is transcendent.

Talk about chemistry... Miss Honey and Matilda's relationship absolutely destroyed me.

>"Matilda, that is the biggest hug in the world. You're going to hug all the air out of me."