Like Ratatouille, The Tale of Despereaux is an extravagantly quirky movie with a french word in the title. And of course rodents. There the similarities end.
Many people are fairly harsh on this movie, probably because of Pixar and their amazingly devoted following. It isn't Pixar, but on the surface, it seems to rip them off. Anger insues. In fact, The Tale of Despereaux was first a book; I like it more than Pixar's mouse movie. However, it seems to be quite watered down from the original tale which I would very much like to read.
Without having read the book, the primary flaw I find in this movie is that is is trying to say too much, trying to do too much, in too little time. It gets a little "Busy". The movie remains watchable and avoids feeling like an "inexpert abridgment". What it has to say is pretty heart-warming and would be useful for many people if they would listen to it. Like Man of Le Mancha.
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