Mara Wilson looking confused as Matilda Wormwood in Matilda
Summary While I still think 1996's Matilda is easily among the best of all the Roald Dahl adaptations, there remains a weird quirk about the movie's story that I don't quite understand after almost 30 years. The Matilda cast, led by Mara Wilson as the title character, did an incredible job of bringing the book to life. However, one interesting and unsolved mystery regarding the adaptation still has me scratching my head to this day.
Danny DeVito Playing Matilda's Dad As Well As Narrating The Movie Is Super Confusing DeVito's dual-casting in Matilda creates a problem DeVito's onscreen role in the movie is as the hotheaded patriarch of Matilda's family, Harry Wormwood. Crooked and short-tempered, DeVito's performance as Harry demonstrates an example of perfect casting, in my opinion.
Danny DeVito's Voice Is Too Recognizable It's still easy to tell that Harry & the narrator share an actor Close I'm sure I'm not the only one who can immediately recognize Danny DeVito's iconic voice. So, despite the actor offering very different performances as Harry Wormwood and the movie's narrator, it's still incredibly easy to tell DeVito is providing Matilda's voiceover.
Danny DeVito Was Better As Harry Wormwood Than He Was As Matilda's Narrator Matilda would have been better off replacing DeVito's narrator with a new actor If DeVito were to have abandoned either role, I'd have much preferred it to be the narrator. There's no denying he did a formidable job telling the story, but he would have been more effective in this role if he hadn't also played Matilda's father. The narrative dissonance it creates just isn't worth it.
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