P546 CEEFAX 2 546 Thu 26 Dec 23:29/02 O 1/2 MATILDA (PG) 72mins ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Danny Di Vito Cast: Danny Di Vito, Rhea Peulman Matilda is a prodigy who, at four, is reading Dickens, while hit horrendous family is glued to the telly. At first she accepts hit parents' vjtbal abuse phlegmatically but when she meets a teacher who ttiats her with understanding, she finally rebels. She proceeds to use her intellect and telekinetic powers to wreak vengeance. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 TopFilm TV/Radio TV Views Main MenuP546 CEEFAX 2 546 Thu 26 Dec 23:52/48 O 2/2 MATILDA is very nicely done and nicely played with Di Vito and Petlman coming on like the Ugly Sisters in a panto. The young, I think, will like it a lot, but thjte's food for thought, too, for parents who fob kids off with video games instead of books for Christmas. "What do you want a book for," asks the crass De Vito, "when you got the television?" De Vito wisely gives the cruelty of Roald Dahl's story a cartoon quality which should make it more approachable. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 TopFilm TV/Radio TV Views Main Menu