The film is based on the beloved book, first published in 1954, by Ted Geisel, who wrote under the pen name Dr. Seuss. “Horton Hears a Who” is about an imaginative elephant who hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help.
The two comedy superstars will headline the cast of voices for Dr. Seuss’ HORTON HEARS A WHO, a new CG animated feature film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the makers of the “Ice Age” films. Carrey, who previously inhabited the world of Dr. Seuss as the title character in the smash hit “The Grinch,” will voice the role of the immortal Horton, the elephant who knows that a person’s a person, no matter how small. Carell will voice the Mayor of Who-ville, a distinguished figure of a very small size, too small to be seen by the elephant’s eyes.
Otherwise, animation is clear and arresting’the elephant Horton (Jim Carrey’s voice) takes a swim to fine effect’and it’s nicely narrated in rhyme by CBS News journalist Charles Osgood (his narration should have been more prominent). The story begins when Horton hears one of these Dr. Seuss creatures called a Who and the balance of a benevolent universe is knocked slightly off kilter. Horton aims to restore Who order.
Genre : Animation, Adaptation.
Release date : March 14, 2008
Rating : 8/10
Official website : http://www.hortonmovie.com/
Poster : http://movies-update.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/dr_seuss_horton_hears_a_who-201×300.jpg
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