Review of A Monster in Paris (2011) by Dave J — 17 Feb 2014

Friday, February 14, 2014.

(2011) A Monster In Paris.

COMPUTER ANIMATION/ FAMILY.

The movie is exactly what the title is about except that the so-called monster is really a misunderstood giant flea, accidently created by a douche Raoul (Gad Elmaleh) who was initially informed not to touch anything from this preservation green house upon delivering bags of soil. The real star is Emile (Sébastien Desjours) trying to gain confidence into asking his crush Lucille ( Vanessa Paradis ) since they work together- Emile as a projectionist while Lucille works in a ticket booth. The movie takes place during the early 1900's but while watching it, consists many unavoidable moments. While I like the art, I can't stand stupidity who is Emile's friend named Raoul since none of this would've happened in the first place had he listened. And out of all living things to make a monster from, why does it have to be made from a disgusting little flea which this particular one was made as affectionate. Obviously inspired by 'The Phantom Of The Opera', 'The Hunchback Of Notre Dame' and Pixar's "Up" because of the blimp scene, but contains situations that are avoidable, such as the scene when the blimp caught onto the vehicle the main characters were riding on, why can't they just jump out instead of continuing to hang on. And they're also scenes which I was incapable to understand, such as a vehicle dropping onto a small boat, and the boat doesn't sink right away nor was their even a splash upon the vehicle falling on top of it. All this means is that I've seen animations better than this.

2 out of 4.