Review of The Tale of Despereaux (2008) by Ashley M — 16 Aug 2014

(First and only viewing - In my mid-twenties).

This review of The Tale of Despereaux (2008) was written by Ashley M on 16 Aug 2014.

The Tale of Despereaux has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Nov 2013

I admired the craft more than I loved the results. But The Tales of Despereaux is still better-than-average animation…

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By Chris Kaltenbach (562) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 04 Feb 2014

Kids will get antsy, wondering why their favorite characters disappear for long stretches of the film, while adults will wonder just when this…

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Unfortunately, the life has been sucked out of DiCamillo's story about a brave, unusual little mouse…

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

May not be a classic, but it still has a lot of class…

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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 Steven G (866) on 18 Oct 2017

In the year 2010 when I saw this movie on court street in Brooklyn NY to tell the truth I really don't like it here's why the animation is…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 23 Mar 2015

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