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The Tale of Despereaux

4 Ratings: 2.0

A movie

The Tale of Despereauxlooks a little likeShrek. The storytelling and animation draw on everything fromRatatouilleand classic fairytales to Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift,Indiana Jones, and, in its action sequences, evenBourneandBond. But this movie stands … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Comedy Movies, Animated Movies

Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman

Genre: Family

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review by JRider. September 25, 2010

posted in Movie Hype

Exceeded Expectations But Not for Everyone

The Tale of Despereaux is one of those animated films that I’m really glad I went into with low expectations. After all, I reasoned going in, this represents Universal Pictures’ lone foray into a market dominated by heavy hitters like Pixar and DreamWorks. Reviews at the film’s theatrical debut were certainly mixed but the cast was nothing short of epic and the book on which the film is based seems pretty well accepted. The DVD was the perfect compromise in my … more

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review by newtonooi. December 08, 2009

Believe me, its not a copy of Ratatouille

The movie starts as one about food and rats, so I straight away thought about Ratatouille, but the storyline quickly moves to tale about mice and rats, and how one mouse redeems a rat who actually prefers the company of humans over rats. Matthew Broderick plays the main role, and like his other recent movies, what we have is an inoffensive family movie that blends some comedy with some action and some drama. The animation is respectable, but nothing breath-taking. The soundtrack is generic, with … more

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review by Chris_Pandolfi. December 20, 2008

posted in Movie Hype

He's a Mouse, But He's Not Mousy

"The Tale of Despereaux" is terrific family entertainment, a computer animated fable that's not only visually striking, but also solidly structured. I can't make any comparisons to Kate DiCamillo's book, seeing as I haven't read it. Not that it matters a great deal. Movies stand apart from books, no matter how faithful they may be. All I know is that the film is an absolute delight from beginning to end, charming and funny, fun and meaningful, populated by characters that function as recognizable … more

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review by ZeeDan. April 08, 2009

posted in Movie Hype

The Voice Talent and Animation are Glorious - The Story Just OK

This film left me with a very odd feeling, it seemed like it was made up of pieces from many different stories, but didn't really have it's own story to tell. A special feature on the DVD explains why I had this strange feeling, it's a modern fairy tale written recently. Well there you have it, influenced by many classics and it tried too hard to be a modern classic, but failed. So why the middle rating for this film. The film itself is really well done, it just needed a better … more

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