Review of The Tale of Despereaux (2008) by Josh H — 23 Feb 2016

The story is now fresh or new and turns out to be a boring movie.

This review of The Tale of Despereaux (2008) was written by Josh H on 23 Feb 2016.

The Tale of Despereaux has generally received mixed reviews.

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Impeccable computer effect, but the who movie needs a better story as a backbone…

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A film of such great character, nothing else stands a chance…

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By Ben T (1,283) on 27 Sep 2015

A decent animated film that has a good voice cast and good animation, but really stated to lose itself the farther the story progresses…

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By Tracie Cooper (21) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 30 Aug 2015

A perfect fairytale, adhering to The Princess Bride's standards of fighting, fencing, torture, and true love, without the ham-fisted moral…

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