Look, I want to be diplomatic here, but these scores don't lie. A 4.7 on IMDb and 2.3 on Letterboxd means this movie is genuinely struggling. Roald Dahl's The Twits has all the ingredients for a fun family film—quirky villains, brave kids, magical animals—but something went seriously wrong in the execution.
The source material is classic Dahl: gross, subversive, and ultimately about good triumphing over nastiness. But a Metacritic score of 48 suggests critics found it lacking, and more importantly, audiences aren't connecting with it either. When Letterboxd users (who tend to be generous with family films) give something a 2.3 out of 5, that's a red flag.
If your kids are massive Roald Dahl fans and have read every book twice, maybe give it a shot—it's on Netflix, so the barrier to entry is low. But if you're looking for a quality family movie night, there are dozens of better options. This one's likely to have the kids asking "can we watch something else?" twenty minutes in.
The WISE score reflects both the mediocre content and the very real watchability problem. Sometimes a movie just doesn't work, and it's okay to skip it.
