The Water Horse – Legend of the Deep

Kiwi Families Review by The Kiwi Families Team:
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Filmed in Wellywood, and The South Island™, this is a distinctly Scottish tale about a lonely boy called Angus who discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a mythical sea creature called a Kelpie. It soon grows too big to be hidden within his home and is placed in Loch Ness where it becomes the famous Loch Ness Monster.

Cast:  Emily Watson, David Morrissey, Brian Cox, Ben Chaplin, Craig Hall, Joel Tobeck

Director:  Jay Russell (‘Ladder 49’)

Running Time:  2 hours 5 mins

Rating:  (PG)  Family, Fantasy

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  • Christeva

    The Water Horse was neither a spectacular nor forgettable movie. It was
    one my family and I wanted to see, but were happy to wait until it came
    out on DVD.

    I must say it was better than I expected for the most
    part, but some parts did seem to progress a lot faster than I would
    have liked. Although, in saying that, I’m not sure they could have
    dragged things out without the audience losing interest, so it is
    probably better that they didn’t.

    This is a very heart-warming
    movie the kids will enjoy, and they will no doubt end up wanting a water
    horse of their own! (hahaha – sudden flashback of wanting a Mogwai
    after the movie Gremlins). The end will not disappoint, but is somewhat
    predictable. All in all though – a good movie.

  • Avikash

    The main character of the story is Angus, a lonely young boy who is very
    sad and withdrawn because he misses his father who is in the British
    military service during World War II.
    The movie left me with a sad
    feeling that I wanted so much more from the was our first movie with our
    4 year old son. Aside for protecting his eyes from the violence in the
    previews displayed before the movie started, he was able to enjoy the
    fantastic adventure. I do wish there was more focus on the interaction
    between Angus and Crusoe but the movie told a clean story.
    My son
    enjoyed it and I compare it to a modern-day “Pete’s Dragon”— Great
    scenery and super effects for the water horse. The war and military
    bashing was typical of Hollywood.

  • Newlynn

    It’s one of the very good movies indeed. The story of Loch Ness monster,
    which is called Nessie but in the movie it is named Crusoe. The plot of
    the story is the legend behind the monster in the Loch Ness. It’s
    similar to the movie “Lochness” where a girl gets acquainted with the
    nice monster minus the war background. A major part of the movie has
    been shot in New Zealand than Scotland. Still, it’s magnificent, and
    heart warming.

  • Ibnita

    Definitely could have waited until this came out on DVD. It really
    wasn’t spectacular enough to spend the money on going to see it on the
    big screen.

  • Lisagordon

    I enjoyed The Water Horse. The movie was morally clean and had an
    underlying theme of a young boy grieving the loss of his father in the
    war and stuck in the stage of denial. The boy, Angus, discovers a
    mythical “water horse” that is born an orphan. The boy begins to slowly
    come to grips with his own sense of being orphaned by caring for this
    creature. In essence, helping this orphaned water horse is a means for
    him to begin to heal himself. my family just loved this movie

  • Carolina

    The movie had a nice story to it. I am a sucker for sad movies. Grab the
    tissues because some parts are a little sad. Kids enjoyed it as well.

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