Tale of Despereaux, The : Movie Review


The Tale of Despereaux began life as a children's book and the animated film version does its best to reproduce the sounds of a storybook. The characters, especially the brave little titular mouse, are earnest rather than wisecracking, and Sigourney Weaver speaks in soothing, empathetic tones as the narrator, just like Mom. The movie might have looked a bit more like a lush picture book, though, if it had been hand-drawn rather than computer-generated.

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Author : Jesse Hassenger