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Lisa Kudrow Leads a Merry Band of ‘Time Bandits’ in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s Giddy Reboot: TV Review
Lisa Kudrow excels as the overly confident captain of the 'Time Bandits' in a Taika Waititi-helmed reboot of the 1981 Terry Gilliam film.
Backed by the ample resources of Apple TV+, “Time Bandits” illustrates each era Kevin visits in exorbitant detail, from Mansa Musa’s gold-plated entourage traversing 14th-century Africa to the lush forests of feudal Japan. As a ragtag crew out of step with their time(s), the Bandits bear a passing resemblance to the amateur pirates of “Our Flag Means Death,” the Max comedy Waititi executive produced and starred in. But the series is also distinctly a family show, a space where Apple has carved out a presence with reboots of “Fraggle Rock” and, soon, “Yo Gabba Gabba.” Catering to kids falls well within the wheelhouse of both Clement and Waititi, who’s helmed coming-of-age projects like “Hunt for the Wilderpeople.” “Time Bandits” is light on big emotions, but it’s rife with the giddy, bumbling playfulness that marks the Clement-Waititi oeuvre (Penelope orders her comrades to escape by urging them to “employ the scurry”), anchored by the sweet sincerity of Kevin’s wonderment.
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