USA Today
While this is no WALLE, or Ratatouille, it does bring to mind Monsters, Inc. and some of the visual flair of Burton's The Corpse Bride.
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Igor
The stars are out for this gothic animated comedy – John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Christian Slater and Eddie Izzard are all amongst the credits. Cusack voices the 'Igor' in question – a mad scientist's assistant who lives in the Kingdom of Malaria and harbours ideas above his lowly station – namely to take the first prize at the Evil Science Fair by creating a terrifying female creature of his own. His intentions cause consternation amongst the evil science community – especially ruffling the feathers of proper loony scientist Dr Schadenfreude (Izzard). But Igor's monster Eva (Molly Shannon) turns out to be less malevolent than he'd hoped.
Cribbing some of Tim Burton's fantasy imagery and laced with smart-mouthed comic lines from the pen of American Dad! scriptwriter Chris McKenna, expect a fast-paced and fun family movie.
2008USAExodus Productions
AnimatedKids & Family
- Director:
- Anthony Leondis (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Chris McKenna
- Cast:
- John CusackJohn CleeseSteve BuscemiSean HayesEddie IzzardJennifer CoolidgeJay LenoMolly Shannon
Igor / Reviews
Boston Globe
Riffs on classic monster-movie cliches mostly by spinning them into newly unfunny cliches.
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Pieced together from Tim Burton and various other sources with more desperation than inspiration.
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San Francisco Chronicle
While much of the banter between the characters is inventive, the plot turns are predictable...
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The Guardian
This film is outclassed by the Pixar stable, but it's entertaining stuff for the children.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Igor celebrates a defiantly adolescent and suitably caricatured vision of mortality with the potential to have adults and special young malcontents in stitches.
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