Rise of the Guardians

Rating: 6/10 (14 March 2013)

Amalgamating Christmas, Easter and the Tooth Fairy sounds like the MDMA-induced wet dream of retail giants worldwide. But before the icons in this animated-adventure can shill merchandise, they must save their target audience. The Man in the Man resurrects Jack Frost (Chris Pine) from a frozen pond in order for him to help Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Tooth Fairy and the Sandman stop the Bogeyman (Jude Law) from convincing children that the guardians don't exist. With the Tooth Fairy already fading, the guardians, along with a human boy (Dakota Goyo), paint eggs in a vain attempt to keep the Easter Bunny from evaporating from children's imagination. While an admirable attempt at assembling a make-believe brigade, Rise of the Guardians doesn't have the charisma, character design or storyline to make a significant impact. Furthermore, in reality, the guardians would be entirely comprised of doting parents. Yellow Light