Just in case you thought you were going to see something challenging that breaks paradigms and forces us to rethink long-seltted notions, the movie critic for the Hollywood Reporter is here to tell you that the Pooh movie is so dumbed down it appears to be aimed at children.

It's possible the movie isn't targeted at reviewers of Mr. McCarthy's ilk. From the THR page that announced his hiring:

He's a fine reviewer. But really: if you're using the phrase "limited resonance" about a Pooh movie, and noting that the paradigmatic visual style-boat remains unrocked, well, you may be too far removed from the days when you either enjoyed Pooh with your children or enjoyed it yourself. The movie doesn't come out until July 15, anyway, so I have no idea why they ran the review now. Here: have a clip.

A reviewer might have commented on the use of 2D hand-drawn animation, a throwback in these 3D computerized times, and noted how the voices align with the actors who gave the characters life decades ago. It might even be an opportunity to discuss how the characters have gone through every "innovation" the animated medium has provided in the last few years, but the purest, most endearing form of telling these simple stories turns out to be the first one. He might also have noted that it is not necessary at all to be attached to teddy bears to find this project appealing; aside from the hopes that good box office leads to more traditional animation, there's the pleasure of sharing the movie with a child who's square in the Pooh demographic, remembering what it meant to you a very long time ago.

Although I have to admit he's right about Eeyore's tail-loss having limited resonance. More resonance next time, please.