Review of The Nutcracker Prince (1990) by Marion R — 26 Nov 2008

Would've been better if the Krackatuk Nut story wasn't done in the style of a Looney Tune. There are some very lovely images in this apart from that scene. The most beautiful is where our heroes enter the magic realm on swans. But there's still nothing that really inspires awe or wonder. Megan Follows is well cast as the heroine retaining Clara's gentleness while also bring a little sass to the role. The Mouse King is a cool villain but as he's played like a bumbling idiot most of the time, he lacks the elegance of the Mouse King seen in the Barishnokov version or the absolute menace of the seven-headed monster created by Hoffman and made famous by Maurice Sendak. Still, there is much to enjoy about this film even though it will not really achieve its status as a classic.

Certainly wasn't the last animated film with Peter O' Toole that was dominated by rodents, lol.