CG animated adaptation of the genius Dr. Seuss book about the Lorax, a stout, mustachioed critter who "speaks for the trees". From the animation studio who made Despicable Me. The directors wrote the screenplay for the last Dr. Seuss movie, Horton Hears a Who!
Young Ted (voiced by Zac Efron) tries to find the one thing that will win him the affection of the girl of his dreams (Taylor Swift). To do so, he needs to discover the story of the Lorax (Danny DeVito) who defends the Truffula trees and their wee inhabitants from the greedy entrepreneurship of The Once-ler (Ed Helms).
The key to Seuss' tales, as with all good fables, is not only their cleverness but their surpassing elegance and simplicity, qualities that this busy, over-cluttered contraption of a movie seems entirely uninterested in replicating.
Full reviewA noisy, useless piece of junk, reverse-engineered into something resembling popular art in accordance with the reigning imperatives of marketing and brand extension.
Full reviewYikes! Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda direct strictly for short-attention spans on a fruit-loopy palette that made me want to puke. Had Dr. Seuss lived (he died in 1991), I'm confident he would have puked as well.
Full review
This movie version adds a whole lot of other stuff, most of it not very good and not in keeping with the spirit of the Seuss original.
Full review
Entertains while delivering it's pro-environmental, anti-greed message wrapped in a bright package of primary colors that truly pop.
Full review
This is a dark story with a heavy message, and it's been transformed into a harmless, pretty confection. In defanging it for comic effect, the filmmakers have done Seuss as much of a disrespectful disservice as if they'd laid on the fart gags.
Full reviewKeep track of the movies you're waiting for and get the latest movie and tv release news.
Or Sign in with your Email Address
Don’t have a Flicks Account?
Keep track of the movies you're waiting for and get the latest movie and tv release news.
Or Sign up with your Email Address
Already have a Flicks Account?
Don’t have a Flicks Account?
Remembered your password?
To post ratings/reviews we need a username. This is what will appear next to your ratings and reviews.
Share