The Tale of Despereaux
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 19, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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30
Village VoiceElla Taylor
Clumsily wedged in like a TV commercial between deafening stunts, the emotional storytelling sinks without trace, leaving you with only one flawed character to cling to. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The lesson learned from The Tale of Despereaux is that an overabundance of vocal talent does not a good cartoon make. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Kids will get antsy, wondering why their favorite characters disappear for long stretches of the film, while adults will wonder just when this scattershot approach to storytelling will congeal into something resembling coherence. Read full review
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