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The Boston Globe - Wesley Morris | Screenrush Barometer:  |
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'A skillfully managed fairy tale about a mouse, a rat, and fairy tales in general.' |
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New York Times - Manohla Dargis | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'Directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen and written by Gary Ross, 'Despereaux' is a pleasantly immersive, beautifully animated, occasionally sleepy tale.' |
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The Daily Mail - Chris Tookey | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'For all its faults, it ranks among the liveliest, best-looking and most imaginative films of the year. And not only small children will love that mouse.' |
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The Financial Times - Nigel Andrews | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'full of charm, wit and pictorial panache.' |
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Time Out - David Jenkins | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'While it's not animated with the breathless pizazz of a Pixar, 'Despereaux' is all the more affecting and dramatically successful for its contemplative pace and measured delivery of information. A lovely film.' |
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Empire | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'While it meanders on its way to the requisite happy ending, the lush, stylised animation and courtly flourishes would win over anyone.' |
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The Independent on Sunday - Nicholas Barber | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'"The Tale of Despereaux, a Princess, a Serving Wench, a Refugee from Ratatouille, a Moralistic Narrator and a Genie Made Out of Vegetables" might not have been a very catchy title, but it would have been more accurate' |
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The Independent - Anthony Quinn | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'A long story, and one more likely to work its charm on kids than on their parents.' |
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The Sun - The Sneak | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'This adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's fable struggles to 'eek' out the running time but the little ones will undoubtedly love Despereaux and the digital animation is a work of art.' |
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The Guardian - Peter Bradshaw | Screenrush Barometer: |
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'This animation about a cute little mouse isn't a bad little kids' film, arguably, but its resemblance to a well-known animation about a gourmet rat is hard to miss.' |
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