Ratburger

The book obviously has licence to explain the characters in more detail. The movie does a good job of delivering the main contents. David Williams was amazing at playing a disgusting character and the young cast tried their best.

David Walliams children books have been adapted by the BBC for Christmas but Ratburger was done by Sky. It still has the same style of filming including an appearance again by Raj the shopkeeper.

Zoe is a school girl who lives in a tower block in a northern town. She had a pleasant life until her mother died.

Now she lives with a stepmother who cares little for her and her dad who is always working. Zoe is bullied at school and only has one friend at school.

Things change when she finds small rat in her bedroom who seems to understand her and also dances to music. Zoe wants the rat to perform at the school talent contest.

However Burt the greasy burger van man smells a rat kebab.

David Walliams is having fun as Burt the rat catcher who makes burgers out of them. However I thought this one was too infantile and curiously dark at the same time.

Not much to say here other than the fact that this movie has a basic plot, cringe jokes but a film that younger children could very much enjoy, a bit like the book.

Well it's on again this year - Sky One Christmas Eve 2pm

Reports are that this was highly received last year and no wonder - it was excellent

The story is simple so younger children can follow it easily. There are enough "Yuk" moments to keep them quite while you sip on your hard earned cup of Tea.

Bullies make school life hell but to find that the bully lives next door - a shocker. It all works out eventually after a little Christmas Magic and the bully changes her spots.

The film has everything:- The Evil Stepmother (Cinderella style) An Evil Rat Catcher (Child Catcher Chitty Chitty Bang Bang straw) A Father who is down on his luch who makes good Political and other jokes for us parents

And of course, the obligatory Fairy Godmother In the form of a Dancing Rat who changes the heroines life forever.

Let's face it, this film is not aimed at my generation, but I think David Walliams imagination is great for these kid films, almost what Roakd Dahl was for children's books.

Lots of fun for the young ones!