The Tale of Despereaux

2008

94 Min

Currently 2.4/5 Stars.
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DIR Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen

CAST Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Ciarán Hinds, Robbie Coltrane, Tony Hale, Frances Conroy, Frank Langella, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Lloyd

Synopsis

This star-studded adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s Newberry Medal-winning book tells the tale of an unusually gifted mouse named Despereaux (voiced by Matthew Broderick) who falls in love with a human princess (Emma Watson). Despereaux’s different from other mice in that he reads books and has disproportionally large ears for his body. But with help from a rat named Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman), he sets out to win the girl of his dreams.

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The Forbidden Douchebag

1Mar12

In reality this should really be called something that's not just focused on the titular character, cause in reality "Tale of Desperaux" focuses more on it's much more engaging supporting characters as Desperaux himself is heroic and dull as brick. The visuals do have a storybook charm to it and the voice work is strong. Recommended, though don't expect too much (or anything spectacular regardless) from the "lead".