Review of Epic (2013) by Joe W — 17 Dec 2013
I was just realizing that there weren't many animated movies this year. In fact, I only saw 'Despicable Me 2' in theaters. This one was recommended to me by some friends of mine that have spawn, er, um, kids.
It's not as environmentally preachy as I was expecting, but it wasn't terribly memorable. However, it does have a wide-ranging voice cast, including Aziz Ansari ("Parks & Recreation"), Colin Farrell (Dead Man Down), Josh Hutcherson (Red Dawn), Chris O'Dowd (Friends with Kids), Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables), Jason Sudeikis (Movie 43), Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained), and musicians Beyonce Knowles (Obsessed), Pitbull, and Steven Tyler.
It's quite funny in parts, but other parts are less than stellar. Still, I bet it was quite dazzling to see in 3D. There are some quite complex action scenes that would probably wow the socks off of the audience it's intended for.
Not the best animated film out there, but pretty harmless.
This review of Epic (2013) was written by Joe W on 17 Dec 2013.
Epic has generally received positive reviews.
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