The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

Rated G

Running time: 1 hr 40 mins

Voice Cast:

Matthew Broderick
Dustin Hoffman
Emma Watson
Tracey Ullman
Kevin Kline

Critical Consensus:

**1/2 out of *****
(53% Fresh Rating!)

Mikey @ The Movies Official Rating:

** out of *****


The Premise:

The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.

MY REVIEW

'The Tale of Despereaux' tells quite a boring tale if you ask me. I had a very hard time staying focused on the movie. I think for an animated childrens film, 'Despereaux' may have suffered most from an overly "complicated" story. No I don't mean it was difficult to understand, just that it was too busy and I think ultimately would just distract kids. These types of movies should have fairly simple stories with simple dialogue. Or at least lovable characters. This one really didn't have enough of any of those things. It did however have some great animation, I will definitely give it that much praise. But other than that, there is too much more to say. 'Despereaux' is simply to boring and has to much going on. It wasn't all that fun.

To view this film's theatrical trailer, click this link: Despereaux

*This is the 178th new film I've seen and reviewed this year.