The Pixar dream is over.......

Rating: 1/10 (2 December 2007)

This was by far the worst movie I have seen since Mystic River. And what is most terrible is that everyone thinks its great, were we watching a different film? Were we watching a cut version where all the good bits were removed? This was terrible!
The only redeeming part of this movie was the superb quality of animation which was utterly wasted on a script that has been injected with corny Disney morals. The main characters were so horribly clichéd that I actually began to despise them. And why were all the main characters speaking with American accents in Paris? In one foul swoop this destroyed all the animators efforts to create a feeling of being in France.
But the worst part of this abysmal tragedy of film-making was the fact it just wasn't funny. I think I smirked once during the whole thing. The endless slapstick comedy was just infuriating and even the kids were getting bored and restless after the hundredth time someone fell over.
Pixar have always been very successful at making films that both adults and children can enjoy whereas this film bored the adults and failed to hold the children's interest. It was an utter failure and it worries me that maybe Disney's new influence may end the wonderful Pixar story way before its time.
A sad day for animated film.