An underrated movie and my personal pick for favorite animated film

Rating: 7/10 (2 July 2020)

'Rise of the Guardians' may seem like another animated kiddie flick but for me, it's more than what meets the eye, this movie tackles themes such as overcoming your fears, keeping your faith and childhood innocence.
Firstly, i would like to praise the fantastic score by Alexandre Desplat (who is also the one who composed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows score which was amazing as well), and the theme song is undoubtedly the best part of this movie.
The story follows our protagonist, Jack Frost who is invisible to the outside world because no one knows nor believes in him, and somehow gets chosen as a Guardian by Man in the Moon (who is supposedly the creator of everything).
The voice acting was nonetheless adequately acted, though the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and Tooth Fairy (Isla FIsher) particularly stand out as they both capture the personalities of each character well, such as the Easter Bunny being the tough and masculine rabbit and the Tooth Fairy being the sweet and motherly kind. Chris Pine as Jack Frost was melodramatic at times (such as his scream when Sandy dies, it did sound pretty forced), though he does get better later in the film.
However, this film is obviously nowhere near perfection as it does have some flaws and plot holes like how Jack is the only one without his memories, and in the end, director Peter Ramsey also seemed to get lazy since he just brought back Sandman which made his death less impactful, and how underwhelming it was when Sandy was brought back. It also does suffer from a few cliches such as the typical villain speech and the classic 'betrayed by henchmen' cliche.
If you're looking for a good time and just a nice film to watch while relaxing, then perhaps Rise of the Guardians is a great pick, but in the end, this is still a decent film with flaws which leaves to my rating of 7/10.