Pixar quality animation, a personal delight

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2012)

The storyline is not very unusual, perhaps even standard fare, but there's no doubt about Pixar's fine animation; the picture is clear and the movement of the characters as good as it gets. The technical advancement, over the years, in how the animation of the character's hair looks and flows, starting with the movie 'The Incredibles', eight years ago, still amazes me. The movie is pleasant to the eye from start to finish.
Given that the story takes place in Scotland during what I like to think as medieval times, even if the promotion calls it mythical times, casting was as good as it could possibly have been, with Kelly Macdonnald and Billy Connolly, Scottish born and well recognized voices in the lead; the rest of the featured cast were all very familiar voices to me and in no small measure the reason I wanted to see this movie. I was delighted by all of them, absolutely delighted. Directors Mark Andrews (also Scottish) and Brenda Chapman were an excellent choice by the producers; their talent for such a project was tried and tested before, with honors.
If you are due for something nice to watch, and an easy adventure is something that would fit the bill, watch it; it will put you in a good mood. You don't even have to watch it with your children to appreciate it.