60
Time Out by Keith Uhlich
Lovingly designed, but dramatically inert.
Mia and the Migoo (Mia et le Migou)
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- France,
- Italy
- 2008
- · 91m
Director
Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Cast
Dany Boon,
Garance Lagraa,
Charlie Girerd,
Laurent Gamelon,
Pierre Richard,
Yolande Moreau
Genre
Animation,
Family
After having a premonition that her father is in trouble, eight-year old Mia says her farewell at her mother's grave and embarks on a perilous, magic-infused journey across the mountains and the jungles to search for him. She reaches a tropical paradise threatened by the development of a massive hotel resort and must rely on giant spirits called the Migoo to save both the land and her father.
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What are critics saying?
58
Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy
It's lovely, truly, but so heavy-handed and slipshod that it's probably best enjoyed with the sound off -- an option they're not likely to offer at the movie theater.
50
Chicago Reader by Andrea Gronvall
Director Jacques-Remy Girerd often divides the frame into three vertical bands, each with a different color signature; this dynamic technique makes the eventual introduction of explosive action sequences seem like overkill.
50
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
Alternately ambitious and simplistic, lively and bland, the French-produced adventure Mia and the Migoo never fully pinpoints its intended audience or many ecological messages.
50
Boxoffice Magazine
The look is appealing, but the dark third act and heavy themes may alienate family audiences.
50
The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
Trying to parse meaning in "Mia" is secondary to its main point, which is its look, created with 500,000 hand-drawn frames. That's impressive in an age in which most mainstream animation is done with computers.
50
Variety by Ronnie Scheib
Mia and the Migoo boasts a handsome, folkloric look that is often undermined by a ham-handed script.
50
Village Voice by Nick Schager
Regrettably, both the condemnation of capitalist avarice and violence and the sanctification of nature and youthful innocence are dramatized only in simplistic black-and-white terms.
50
Boxoffice Magazine by Vadim Rizov
The look is appealing, but the dark third act and heavy themes may alienate family audiences.
50
New Orleans Times-Picayune by Mike Scott
A cast of American actors -- including Matthew Modine, Whoopi Goldberg and Wallace Shawn -- were hired to provide recognizable voices for the English version of the film. They fulfill that requirement, too: Their voices are, indeed, recognizable -- though little more.
50
Boston Globe by Ty Burr
Where Mia and the Migoo triumphs is in the art department alone, with rich brown charcoal outlines, majestic pastel washes that give depth to the landscapes, and riotous colors that are more vivid than the story line.
40
New York Daily News by Joe Neumaier
Shares a spiritual link to the Japanese works of Hayao Miyazaki but lacks his films' narrative drive and magical overlay.
25
New York Post by Kyle Smith
Far too childish to intrigue adults yet too slow and dull for kids.
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