A: An animated girl, named Coraline, discovers a secret passageway in her new house that leads to an evil woman, posing as a better version of her mom, in a better version of her life. But when Coraline gets wise to her Other Mom's evil ways, the Other Mom won't let her leave.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgeman, Robert Bailey Jr., Ian McShane
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Proceed with Caution. The colors, animation, and 3D effects are spectacular, but who is the audience for this movie? It's not clever enough for adults, it's too dark for little girls, and it's got too much of a female protagonist for little boys.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: If you find giant, naked, old lady boobies funny, then sure. I think they can be funny, too... But not in a kids' movie. And by the way, when I say "giant," I guarantee that what you're picturing in your mind right now is only half the size of what they actually drew. And wearing nothing but pasties. I couldn't be more serious.
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: No, but the imitation Enya music will put you in a trance and make you very, very sleepy.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: Least attractive animated humans ever drawn. Come on, they're animated, there's no excuse for them not to be cute!
Q: How is the Acting?
A: I'm a huge Dakota Fanning fan, but the animators didn't do this character any favors with the facial expressions they created. Coraline is not particularly likeable, she's not nearly as cute as Dakota Fanning, and Dakota is much better at using her eyes to look sweet and innocent when she's saying something bratty-- that's how she gets away with all the bratty things she says in live action movies. Teri Hatcher, as the Other Mom, has the opposite effect. Thanks to the animation, her textured vocal tones are, for once, matched by an expressive physicality. What I'm saying is, her performance had a complete lack of Botox!... I actually thought she was fantastic in this.
Q: How is the Directing?
A: Aside from the slow pace at the beginning, the directing is quite obviously the star of this film. The animation is vivacious, and with 3D glasses, it even comes right into your seat.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: It seems to have been made into a movie about one draft too soon. The beats of a story are there, but it's devoid of those clever, "Why didn't I think of that?" moments. Once we know what the story is going to be, everything is laid out too easily for the protagonist to succeed.
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/coraline/26304/trailers
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2 comments:
The direction, the animation and the storytelling of this movie are all fantastic. Henry Selick is successful adapted this Neil Gaiman's cult to the screen with almost all its playful psychodrama intact. This film is "The Corpse Bride" with teeth.
Haven't seen this yet, but I did read the book - and the book is a children's book, dark yes, but DEFINITELY a chlidren's book - and I'm talking about a much younger audience than Harry Potter - think 8 year olds maybe (at least, from my reading history), so I assume that the movie is targeted towards children too, unless huge changes have been made.
The protagonist in the book is likable as she is resourceful and caring and smart - I'm looking forward to see if something went wrong with the movie or not.
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