THE FLOOD is another Children's Film Foundation adventure in which the adult supporting cast plays second fiddle to a gang of children of differing ages who have to fight back against adversity. This one has another interesting rural setting, this time a flooded East Anglia, and sees a group of kids holed up in a farmhouse and fighting back against the rising waters and each other.
At an hour in length, THE FLOOD is watchable fare if rather unsurprising of its type. I was expecting to see scenes of the kids moving from floor to floor as the waters rise through buildings but of course the extremely low budget precludes any of this material. Instead THE FLOOD is about character twists and turns, taking place within an action-heavy narrative with plenty of incident and adventure. There are the expected cute animals, annoying young cast members, and scenes to bother health and safety executives. I thought that the child actors in this one were pretty decent, some of them giving realistic performances, such as Waveney Lee. They bring the whole thing together and make it a watchable whole. Watching these old CFF movies you're constantly surprised by the resilience and abilities of the kids, something long lost by today's cotton wool-clad youngsters.
At an hour in length, THE FLOOD is watchable fare if rather unsurprising of its type. I was expecting to see scenes of the kids moving from floor to floor as the waters rise through buildings but of course the extremely low budget precludes any of this material. Instead THE FLOOD is about character twists and turns, taking place within an action-heavy narrative with plenty of incident and adventure. There are the expected cute animals, annoying young cast members, and scenes to bother health and safety executives. I thought that the child actors in this one were pretty decent, some of them giving realistic performances, such as Waveney Lee. They bring the whole thing together and make it a watchable whole. Watching these old CFF movies you're constantly surprised by the resilience and abilities of the kids, something long lost by today's cotton wool-clad youngsters.
