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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 24 Sep 2014

The Boxtrolls—and, for that matter, Laika—boldly play to their own tune, and theirs is an uncommonly wonderful voice that too seldom…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 24 Sep 2014

It is a for the whole family kind of film where the boxtrolls' antics will thrill the kids and the story and beautifully detailed animation…

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By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 24 Sep 2014

A great kids film should reveal extra layers as its audience ages, and The Boxtrolls has that in spades…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 24 Sep 2014

While The Boxtrolls does follow kiddie-action genre conventions in its big, noisy climax — a hectic brawl of explosions, collisions and oversize…

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By Clint O'connor (453) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 24 Sep 2014

Eggs and Winnie make for an adorable duo and although the film is sluggish at times, particularly in the early going, directors Graham Annable…

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By Tomris Laffly (460) for Movie Mezzanine (782) on 24 Sep 2014

Directors Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi have done astounding work in orchestrating a dizzying amount of visual detail into the warm, earth-toned…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 24 Sep 2014

You can see the years of effort, the polish and precision that went into creating The Boxtrolls... But somehow it still doesn't add up to enough…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 24 Sep 2014

Boxtrolls’ world is fantastically detailed and physical, with every frame crammed with complicated machinery, hand-painted textures and handcrafted…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 24 Sep 2014

Deliciously grotesque at times, but the message is a sweet one: families come in all sizes and shapes, sometimes biological, sometimes not,…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 24 Sep 2014

Imaginative but very weird, more Monty Python than Walt Disney. Not for all tastes…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 24 Sep 2014

[A] totally offbeat and original tale for kids (and adults) looking for something a little more challenging and completely off the wall…

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By Ethan Gilsdorf (32) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 24 Sep 2014

We never know them as characters, particularly father figure Fish, because screenwriters Irena Brignull and Adam Pava have them speak an un-translated,…

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By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 24 Sep 2014

The Boxtrolls charms, in every way it can – with its gorgeous animation style that combines lo-fi with high-tech (the puppets were printed…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 24 Sep 2014

It's a simple story delivered with maximum attention to detail (some of it endearingly grotesque) and plenty of droll, dry humor…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for Film Racket (579) on 24 Sep 2014

Dirty, dour, and just a wee bit disturbing…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 24 Sep 2014

Though it's more than a mite chilly emotionally, it compensates with some understated British wit and a typically good moral…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 24 Sep 2014

The story of The Boxtrolls, in lesser hands, might have turned out only so-so…

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By Claude Peck (12) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 24 Sep 2014

Do not think outside The Boxtrolls. Instead, give yourself over to the movie's captivating, inventive, scary-hilarious world…

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By Katherine Monk (493) for Canada.com (402) on 24 Sep 2014

Directors Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi create a colourful world that plays with this larger box metaphor in small ways, preferring to…

Review of The Boxtrolls (2014)

By Brad Keefe (343) for Columbus Alive (355) on 24 Sep 2014

Storytelling matters in a movie. A lot. It's what separated Pixar in the early days, and it's what's wrong here…

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