Like others, not what I expected, but not that bad, either.
Based on the commercials, I was expecting a whimsical story about a
non-conformist mouse, but the story went much deeper than that. The story was called "Despereaux," which is the name of the mouse... however, the story, strictly speaking, didn't actually revolve solely around the mouse. It was more of an "ensemble" animated movie. While it had a few funny moments, for the most part it was much more of a serious story for kids, and then you get beat over the head with the "lesson" at the end. Still, my two kids (7 and 9) both enjoyed it, although it obviously wasn't their favorite animated movie. My wife and I also enjoyed it. I was not disappointed that it wasn't what I expected; I don't see how you can mark a movie down just because it wasn't what *you* expected. The animation was not terrible; I don't know what people expect these days. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of styles that were used for different aspects of the movie; the animation they show when they visualize what a character is reading in a storybook, for example. The animation is not the greatest, but I don't think they were trying for "the greatest," they were trying for their own style, and their own style worked just fine. The humans in the film are not realistic, but they are not supposed to be (nor should they be... it's ANIMATED, after all, not live action). I will agree with some reviewers about the voices; some of the characters were voiced quite well. Mathew Broderick as Despereaux, and Frank Langella as the Mayor were quite good. Most of the voicing was terrible, though, it just didn't seem to fit. So, 7 out of 10 overall... this is not the Incredibles or Cars or Toy Story or Shrek, but there's a lot worse kids movies you could go to and the lesson is a pretty good one.. mgcraven watch Blessed movie
the children will like this mouse tale-- then watch chitti bang bang.
yukon watch An Unfinished Life movie
great super super great .
sandbornj watch The Thief Lord movie
Great movie! Have to watch it!.
dr_mehedi watch Crazy Heart movie
the movie is the best of all movie that i seen ever.ruper animation.
drake123 watch Like Dandelion Dust movie
ive always wanted to see this movie
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karlakdapio
you haven`t seen it yet? you are unlucky....
gmnastic
I like this movie because is very funny... .
naomineum
Its a verry funny film .
giacmusical
funny movie...not a masterprice.
puding
Emma's voice is inspired.
Didn't Read the Book, But...
I didn't read the book, but I wanted to see this film because the
animation drew me in. I don't know how it compared to the book, but as a film, I adored this. I've read some of the comments and lots of people talk about what this film may or may not have borrowed from other films, but as they say "smart people don't borrow, they steal" and this film, while it took some elements that are fairly well-known and even some that are standard in the fairy tale genre, stole with zeal and in my opinion improved upon many aspects. The narration, voiced by Sigourney Weaver was simply amazing. It was full of wise little bits for children and adults alike. To paraphrase, broken hearts sometimes grow back crooked - not only did this stir my emotions, but it made me realize something. Not bad for a children's film. I think this film gave its potential viewers a lot of credit in the sense that it expected you to follow many characters at once and to cheer for them all. It might be taxing on some viewers attention spans, but if you fall in love with the story, I don't think it's that complicated at all. Please give this film a shot, it certainly deserves it. It's far wiser and more worthwhile than the feel good films of Disney or the seemingly message drowned Pixar films. This film will tell you to go through the bad parts of life, to grieve if grief is what life brings you, but also to fulfill your dreams and satiate the longings of your heart and that in order to do so one must be courageous, honest, and decent.. |
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