“...as its title indicates, the film is not a proper Winnie the Pooh adaption, spurning the specifics of Milne's legendary book in favor of an update to the stories of his beloved creations. Ewan McGregor's titular character is the main focus of director Marc Forster's latest project. And no, McGregor is not portraying the young Christopher Robin that many people, myself included, grew up with. McGregor's is a grown up Robin, one who has left behind the Hundred Acre Wood because of real-life circumstances and the responsibilities that come along with age, and thus must say goodbye to his talking animal friends in the film's truly heartrending opening moments. Forster, McGregor and company struggle to maintain the emotional profundity with which the film commences, and there are moments in which the movie becomes disappointingly Disney-fied, if you will. Nonetheless, largely thanks to a handful of really delightful vocal performances, and a solid turn from McGregor, Christopher Robin is a serviceable family film that has something for both kids and adults to latch onto. Throughout my viewing of the film, however, I couldn't shake the feeling that it could have been something more.”