Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air, raucous laughter aplenty and gallons of mouth-watering soup. But a terrible accident left the king broken-hearted, the princess filled with longing and the townsfolk despondent. All hope was lost in a land where sunlight disappeared and the world became dreary gray. Until Despereaux Tilling was born…
Cast: Robbie Coltrane, Ciarán Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Christopher Lloyd, Justin Long, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tracey Ullman, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Sam Fell
Running Time:Â 93 mins
Rating:Â (M)Â Â Animation, Comedy, Family – some scenes may scare very young children.
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My kids were a bit confused because the film was nothing like te
book. But the cast was great and the film had some good animation. I
wouln’t go out to buy it though!
as my daughter said it’s like Ratatouille meets Upstairs Downstairs to
go sort of cross-generational but it didn’t work really on any level. A
beautifully animated film with a gorgeous soundtrack.