Review of The Tale of Despereaux (2008) by Shawna L — 15 Jan 2012

With such a courageous and charming leading man...I mean mouse, you can't help but love this film. ;).

This review of The Tale of Despereaux (2008) was written by Shawna L on 15 Jan 2012.

The Tale of Despereaux has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Peter Hartlaub (620) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 16 Jul 2014

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Let's get this out of the way first and foremost: The Tale of Despereaux is not another WALL-E or Kung Fu Panda…

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This is my favorite animated movie of all time. I do not see how it can get such low scores…

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Weird characters. Didn't much like the plot line…

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