Review of Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) by Lindap. — 12 Jan 2007

The computer-generated world is visually rich, but short on the droll humor that makes good children's films bearable for adults and children for that matter too. Director Luc Besson, best known for "La Femme Nikita" and "The Fifth Element," admits he knew nothing about animation before he started this project, and it shows.

Arthur and the losers haplessly blends live-action and visually repellent computer-animated work. This kids' cartoon from France is such a surreally demented attempt to connect with children that it's the equivalent of foie gras breakfast cereal or a bleu cheese milkshake.