Movie reviews: Pete’s Dragon, The Shallows, Nerve

Pete’s Dragon 4/5

ONCE the fire-breathing incarnation of Hell’s fury, movie dragons are much cuddlier creatures these days, and Pete’s Dragon (PG) is likely to accelerate the trend.

Left orphaned in the deep woods when his parents are killed in a car crash, the infant Pete is adopted by a furry, moss-green dragon whose fearsome appearance belies a tender heart.