Review of The Tale of Despereaux (2008) by Awesome G — 06 Jun 2011

Hungry for more Ratatouille ? Then why not try this.....

This review of The Tale of Despereaux (2008) was written by Awesome G on 06 Jun 2011.

The Tale of Despereaux has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Dan S (1,466) on 03 Aug 2014

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This movie is not the greatest. It's actually slightly worse than Ratatouille. The storyline was okay. The voice acting was fine…

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