Variety
Even tots may emerge feeling slightly browbeaten by this colorful, strenuous and hyperactive fantasy.
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Rise of the Guardians 3D
Animated adventure from DreamWorks (Shrek, Kung Fu Panda) about a group of Holiday legends - Santa Claus (voiced by Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Toothy Fairy (Isla Fisher) and Jack Frost (Chris Pine) - who set out to stop Pitch the Boogeyman (Jude Law), who is hellbent on sending the world into "eternal darkness".
This is based on a series of yet-to-be-published books by William Joyce called The Guardians of Childhood. Joyce is also the author of A Day with Wilbur Robinson, which became the 2007 Disney movie Meet the Robinsons.
2012Rating: PG, for thematic elements and some mildly scary action97 minsUSADreamWorks Animation
AdventureAnimatedKids & Family
- Director:
- Peter RamseyWilliam Joyce (feature debut)
- Writer:
- William JoyceDavid Lindsay-Abaire
- Cast:
- Hugh JackmanChris PineJude LawIsla FisherAlec Baldwin
Rise of the Guardians 3D / Reviews
Total Film
So full of yuletide razzmatazz that only true Scrooges will have trouble stomaching it. If only Santa's workshop had given the script more of a tinker...
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The character design has real warmth, and the animation is frequently witty and sometimes mesmerizing.
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The Guardian
Compare this moderate entertainment to, say, Monsters, Inc., and it really looks feeble.
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Roger Ebert
A crisp, colorful fantasy world, sharper-edged than many feature-length children's cartoons.
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Los Angeles Times
There is a lot to savor, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be exhausting.
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Hollywood Reporter
A lively and derivative 3D storybook spree for some unlikely action heroes.
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Empire Magazine
It's gorgeously designed, deftly written and frequently laugh-out-loud funny. For child or adult, this is a fantasy to get lost in.
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