Despereaux

It is (as always seems to be the case) "not as good as the book". The unfortunate part is that with the great voice talent, fantastic art, and flawless animation, the weakened story manages to bring the whole thing down a bit. It's a little dark and sometimes complex for it's target audience. In the end both Emmalee and I really enjoyed this one, with the exception of the way the story diverged from the book. And those differences have actually just convinced each of us that we really ought to read the book again for a good Despereaux palette cleansing.


6 out of 10 things that remained (luckily) unchanged from the book... (i.e. a solid rental to watch with the kids, but read them the book first, or instead... either way)

p.s. isn't it odd how much worse "6 out of 10" seems when compared to "3 out of 5"???