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The Lorax

Overview


Genre :

Animation

Release Date :

March 02, 2012

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Chris Renaud, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio

Starring :

Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Betty White, Rob Riggle, Sherry Lynn, Dee Bradley Baker, Marina Sirtis, Jenny Slate

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 5

“..trippy drawing style, treats his sensibility as, at best, a decorative element..”
by A.O. Scott [New York Times]
3.5 of 4

“..this kid-pleasing movie packs a visual punch and a worthy message..”
by Linda Barnard [Toronto Star]
4 of 5

“..this is purely warm, wonderful, wise and hilarious family entertainment that is fantastic movie fun for everyone..”
by Pete Hammond [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 4

“..their deviations from this book don't stray terribly far from its spirit..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 4

“..the message tends to get lost in all the clanging slapstick and "Wall-E" imagery..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
Review rate : C+

“..the film's design is beautiful, from the softer-than-silk truffula trees to Ted's gaudy plastic hometown..”
by Tasha Robinson [AV Club]
3 of 5

“..the film does add pleasantly loopy, if rather forgettable, songs..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
“..the 3D element lends a particularly luscious..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]
3 of 4

“..solidly entertaining - not quite as good as Horton Hears a Who or How the Grinch Stole Christmas - but unquestionably better than The Cat in the Hat..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Review rate : B+

“..like a less original Wall-E, but it's still vibrant and touching..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 5

“..it's to inspire audiences to act out of fear..”
by Joshua Rothkopf [Time Out New York]
3 of 5

“..deftly balance entertainment with education..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
3 of 4

“..boasts snappy humor and inventive energy that more kids' films need..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
4 of 5

“..as some sort of tool to indoctrinate children into the evil cult of environmentalism..”
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
“..armed with a splendid voice cast and a gorgeously rendered 3D-CG landscape..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [Hollywood Reporter]
2 of 5

“.."there's more to this story than what's on the page." You have been warned..”
by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times]

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