Christopher Robin leaves behind Hundred Acre Wood for boarding school. Life grows tough. As an adult, he (Ewan McGregor) marries Evelyn (Hayley Atwell) and goes off to war. He returns to work in middle management in a luggage company. They have daughter Madeline. One day, Winnie the Pooh can't find his friends and decides to search for Christopher for help.
The best aspect of this is the comedy duo of Ewan McGregor and a teddy bear. Madeline and the gang is just as fun. I find myself loving Pooh more than ever. It is endearing and hilarious. The darker stuff may be too dark by comparison. Quite frankly, the movie should have followed Pooh instead of Christopher. There isn't anything in Christopher's life that is hard to quickly reveal during their reunion on the park benches. There is a similar movie in the Peter Pan franchise called Hook. The difference there is that Peter Pan became angry and bitter. In this movie, Christopher remains Christopher inside. He's still trying to be good although he's sadden by the weight of his life. I would cut out one scene where Christopher gets angry at Pooh. Otherwise, Ewan does a great job. About the ending, there is something unnecessary and too cute about solving his work problem with a wise Pooh saying. Finding Madeline is a good enough climax which could wrap up with a sentimental ending. This is funnier than I expected and would have been more appealing without some of the darker scenes.
