Small Hero. Big Heart.
| Cast |
Voices of Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, William H.Macey, Stanley Tucci |
| Director |
Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen |
| Screenplay | Gary Ross, Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi, based on the booky by Kate DiCamillo |
| Music | William Ross |
| Cinematography | Brad Blackbourn |
| Editing | Mark Solomon |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Made in | 2008 |
| Produced by | Framestore Feature Animation, Larger Than Life Productions, Relativity Media, Universal Animation Studios, Universal Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Mariana Malan | 5 |  |
| 24.com Ivan Sadler  This animated fairytale is a muddled and boring mix up of Shrek and Ratatouille that, while pretty, will put the little ones to sleep. | 1 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The Tale of Despereaux is one of the most beautifully drawn animated films I've seen, rendered in enchanting detail and painterly colors | 15 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson While The Tale of Despereaux has flickers of wit and a brand of visual splendour that’s lovely to behold and relatively rare for the genre, the lack of narrative momentum proves fatal to the enterprise. In other words, Bolt and Madagascar 2 may be nowhere near as classy but chances are they’re a lot more fun for kids who have yet to develop an interest in 16th-century Flemish masters. | 5 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs | 10 |  |
| Metacritic.com 24 critics | 11 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 93 critics | 11 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Despite its striking visuals, The Tale of Despereaux as a story feels familiar and unimaginative. | 11 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 824 Netizens Like others, not what I expected, but not that bad, either. | 12 | |
Average .. 48% | 10 | |