Toys in the Attic

Name: Toys in the Attic
Genre: Thriller, Fantasy, Animation, Family
Released: September 7, 2012
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Cary Elwes, Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusack, Marcelo Tubert, Vivian Schilling

2012

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Hannover House | Release Date: September 7, 2012 | Not Rated

Starring: Cary Elwes, Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusack, Marcelo Tubert, Vivian Schilling

Summary: When the lovely Buttercup is kidnapped and held prisoner by The Head, it is up to her friends – a teddy bear, a mechanical mouse and marionette puppet – to cross the international boundary and attempt their daring rescue. (Hannover House)

Director: Jirí Barta and Vivian Schilling

Genre(s): Thriller, Fantasy, Animation, Family

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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Alison Willmore

Sep 5, 2012

Toys In The Attic is its own dark creation, filled with imagery reminiscent of Tim Burton in his prime as well as the odd Cold War metaphor. Read full review

Nick Schager

Sep 4, 2012

Jirí Barta's film is a disturbing through-the-looking-glass reflection of traditional fairy tales. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Sep 7, 2012

The movie is passionately retro, but Barta shows his methods can create a world every bit as engrossing as the latest CGI. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Sep 6, 2012

The movie should be manna for anyone who likes animated fantasias without wisecracks, commercials and overwrought warbling about self-actualization, meaning that it's suitable for those who will grow up either to be the next Tim Burton or simply to enjoy his movies. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 8, 2012

The narrative, though, is mere scaffolding for Barta's richly realized world, a kind of hand-hewn 3-D cinema that's testament to the limitlessness of imagination. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Sep 6, 2012

The question isn't whether Toys in the Attic is any good. The question is: good for whom? Read full review

David Fear

Sep 4, 2012

Rather than presenting the original Czech version, American distributors have opted to release an English-dubbed edition, headed up by writer, director and actor Vivian Schilling (who voices the kidnapped doll Buttercup) - and the result is a tonal disaster. Read full review

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