Realistic 3-d animation becomes fun, hip, even sexy

Rating: Null/10 (16 February 2002)

Animation is for kids, right? Wrong. We're seeing the evolution of a new medium that can give voice to more diverse thoughts than either hand animation or film. This film makes you wonder what is to come in terms of super-real computer animation. Self-aware and knowing humor combined with eye-popping exploitation of the new computer capabilities makes this a delight on multiple levels. Presumably we are on the verge of an explosion of creativity since anything that can be imagined can be represented.

Delicious voice performances particularly by John Lithgow as the would-be King, and Cameron Diaz as the Princess. Eddie Murphy as the Donkey is ... shall we say not disappointing.