The Borrowers is a pretty delightful version of Mary
Norton's 1950's books for the kiddies, and it's one of the
most inventive films of it's sort to come around in awhile,
although the main characters are only profiled in short
term, and the story moves a little more quickly than it
should. Still, it's pretty enjoyable production, and I'm
happy to say that the version I saw on TV didn't seem to
have the vulgar gag involving the cheese eating dog that
was spoken about here. The writers should also be given
credit for coming up with a very clever atmosphere and/or
background for the story: the town in which this is set
looks like a combination and blending of Victorian British
suburban neighborhoods and American metropolitan buildings,
the cars and clothes are from the 40's and 50's, and the
appliances, such as cellular phones, are from modern times.
And several of the performers here, including the
Borrowers, are British, while the Lenders(ha ha, doesn't
that sound great next to the title) and Ocious Potter
(possibly comes from the word "ferocious"), are American.
And, the police uniforms, such as the one worn by officer
Steady, resemble those worn in places like Ireland and
Italy. Anyway, this is an enjoyable and clever movie for
the kids, and it's certainly worthwhile.