Review of Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) by Doctor P — 16 Aug 2011

4th of the Competition Era.

Very stylistic animation provided by Mike Mignola (Creator of the Hellboy comics for those who don't know.) grace the film. It looks great, dark yet fun and adventurous. The coloring here matches with the films tone making the animation really work to the films advantage. Even the cg meshes well with the characters and locations making for a film that's great to look at.

"Atlantis" provides some great characters who are hilarious as they are lovable. Led by Milo Thatch, voiced greatly by Michael J. Fox, a fun cast of characters venture to the lost empire while providing entertaining moments with some good quotes. Commander Rourke the villain of the film has some good lines provided by James Garner, though he doesn't stand out much, still he's a serviceable villain for the film. The Atlanteans are voiced well enough, including Leonard Nimoy as the king and Cree Summer as the princess.

The film provides a good story, the premise is put to good use for the film. It works so well, it really makes one care for what happens to the characters. The biggest fault though is in the last act, granted it wasn't the worst way for the film to go is just that it's really poorly executed. Some of the supporting cast gets a little too out of character towards the end, it's minor but noticeable bump in the story.

"Atlantis-The Lost Empire" is an underrated film that deserves more credit.

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