The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

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The Tale of Despereaux

Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline

The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflow...( read more  read more... )er ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.

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  • December 19, 2009
    Nice animation and cute story... I enjoyed The Tale of Despereaux with its classic 'knight rescues princess' theme, but some parts are a bit too dark and morally questionable for younger children.
  • May 10, 2009
    Nothing special but still enjoyable while on a 8 hour plane ride.
  • April 26, 2009
    Charming animated fairytale with beautifully rendered settings and solid voice acting.
  • April 19, 2009
    Aaawww, what a cute little guy with his huge ears. This was actually pretty cute. A little long for an animated movie, but cute. The Voice cast was great, kinda fun to listen them all and figure who's who. The story itself was ok, nothing spectacular. But overall a really good fa...( read more)mily film. Give it a try!
  • April 14, 2009
    In a post-Ratatouille world, an animated film about rodents and fine cuisine is the exact opposite of original. The rodent worlds are painted with flair and invention, but the characters - with the noble exception of Watson's princess - are as dull as dishwater.
  • December 23, 2009
    This movie is filled with every possible moral and value a person would want to teach their child. The only problem would be trying to keep their attention on the movie. Its a very slow go, but if you think you can sit through it I would say watch it, but save it for a rainy day.
  • December 12, 2009
    good animation, and a lot of main actors lent their voices to this. but they changed some things from the book, and that was too bad.
  • December 10, 2009
    the animation is freaking cool!
  • December 1, 2009
    Cute animation movie, not your typical kids movie.
  • November 29, 2009
    Nothing special at all.

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