Definitely a 'kids' movie

Rating: 5/10 (19 November 2011)

I am a fan of the animation movies. I believe that a story can be narrated so much better in an animation movie. Hence, when I saw that this was a classic character and a legendary director, I guess I set myself up for a lot more than what eventually got offered in this movie. The technology aspect of the movie is definitely impressive with effect of reality created being very high. However, I was a tad disappointed by the actual delivery of the movie. The narration is not crisp and felt a bit drag. The movie almost undermines the smartness of its audience (kids included). Also, at 107 minutes the movie is probably 15 minutes too long. The biggest failing point of the movie in my mind is that the crescendo moment of the movie happened at about 75% point in the movie and then the story just eases to an end rather than ending at a high point. All and all, the movie left me asking for more at the end of it without leaving an impression on my mind as such.