Wednesday 16 April 2008

Horton Hears A Who!

Cast
Jim Carrey
Steve Carell
Carol Burnett
Seth Rogen
Will Arnett
Isla Fisher
Dan Fogler
Amy Poehler
Screenwriters
Ken Daurio
Cinco Paul
Directors
Jimmy Hayward
Steve Martino
Running Time
86 minutes

Based on the beloved children's book by Dr. Seuss, this is the tale of an imaginative elephant named Horton who hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn't know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the mayor. Despite being ridiculed and threatened by his neighbors, who think he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to save the particle...because "a person's a person, no matter how small." (20th Century Fox)

Dr. Seuss' stories are probably better suited to 20 minute shorts but the extra material added here is fine, it's just that some magic is lost when the dialogue doesn't rhyme.