Roku’s ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Lacks the Excitement and Adventure of the Novels: TV Review

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Roku’s ‘The Spiderwick         Chronicles’ Lacks the       Excitement and Adventure    of the Novels: TV Review
  


:- supposed to be adventurous, it lacks the whimsy needed to elevate the narrative for a new generation of young adults.

The Spiderwick Chronicles” begins with a journey halfway across the country. Following their parents’ divorce, the Grace siblings, Jared (Lyon Daniels), his twin brother Simon (Noah Cottrell) and their older sister Mallory (Mychala Lee), leave Brooklyn with their mother, Helen (Joy Bryant), for a fresh start in Henson, Michigan. Jared, who struggles with his mental health and behavior, is set to receive care from renowned therapist Dr. Dorian Brauer (Christian Slater). But Simon and Mallory, who have grown weary of Jared’s constant antics, are less optimistic about the move, especially after seeing the condition of their great-grandfather’s dilapidated estate.

Things immediately begin to go awry when the Graces arrive at their ancestral home. After Simon’s pet mice go missing, Jared discovers a boggart named Thimbletack (Jack Dylan Grazer) is wreaking havoc on the house. To his dismay, neither his mother nor siblings can see the naughty creature. Things are pretty much the same outside of the home. The town of Henson isn’t as picturesque as it initially appears to be. Jared learns a murderous ogre, Mulgarath, is the source of all of Henson’s woes, and that the diabolical monster is after his great-grandfather Arthur Spiderwick’s (Albert Jones) magical field guide, which has been divided up and hidden around the town. Sadly, because of his past problems, the only person who believes Jared’s stories about Mulgarath and the field guide is his great-aunt Lucinda (Charlayne Woodard). She has spent the better part of four decades locked away at Meskawki, a mental health hospital in town.

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