Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys) (2006)
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 90
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 71
Arthur wastes its big-name voice talent on a predictable script and substandard CG animation.
Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 24
Arthur wastes its big-name voice talent on a predictable script and substandard CG animation.
liked it
Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 133,540
Movie Info
On the heels of his first foray into romantic comedy, versatile French filmmaker Luc Besson breaks new ground yet again with this computer-animated, family-friendly adaptation of his own children's book Arthur and the Minimoys. Arthur is a wide-eyed ten-year-old whose vivid imagination is fueled by the colorful bedtime stories his grandmother reads to him each night. His dreams are filled with images of African tribes and the remarkable inventions detailed in the enigmatic book that his
Watch It Now
Cast
-
Freddie Highmore
Arthur -
Mia Farrow
Arthur's Grandmother -
David Bowie
Maltazard -
Madonna
Princess Selenia -
Snoop Dogg
Max -
Jimmy Fallon
Betameche -
Robert De Niro
King -
Anthony Anderson
Koolomassai -
Chazz Palminteri
The Travel Agent -
Jason Bateman
Darkos -
Harvey Keitel
Miro -
Emilio Estevez
Ferryman -
-
-
-
-
-
-
ADVERTISEMENT
All Critics (93) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (71) | DVD (15)
Strange and kind of meandering.
Top CriticA lazy fairy-tale pastiche reveling in mite-size cherubs, which cribs from gnomic mythology, elvish lore, Harry Potter, Arthurian legend and can't-pay-the-rent melodrama.
Luc Besson's half-baked live-action/animated fantasy looks like it was invented on the hoof: it's erratically plotted, poorly animated, overly derivative and too insufferably cute to interest anyone above undemanding toddler age.
Luc Besson has made a fair share of artfully bad movies. Arthur and the Invisibles -- half-live-action, half-CG kid's adventure -- is (by a hair) more bad-bad, like The Fifth Element, than good-bad, like The Big Blue.
While technically polished and adequately executed Arthur, like most of Besson's movies, is a strangely soulless experience.
Besson is a pro when it comes to action movies, but this part live, part animation effort is a mess, highlighted by creepy animation, derivative plot points and a child star who speaks way too fast.
A candy-colored fusion of Dahl, Dr. Seuss and the director's own mischeviousness
Is it time for director Luc Besson to become invisible too?
In a clear-cut case of arrested development, the film that crowns Luc Besson's career is a magical phantasmagoria for the kids, and a derivative mess for their parents.
Uma fábula divertida e inocente que conta com uma eficiente animação digital e traz Besson em um bom momento, o que é algo cada vez mais raro.
In a year when a lot of big-screen animation felt like it came rolling off the video game assembly line, a little originality goes a long way.
Things unfold in rote fashion, with nature-based gadgetry no more clever than those of The Flintstones.
The Minimoys are teeny-weeny kind folk with a keen fashion sense and a wicked-cool lair. They're just like what the Borrowers would have been like if they had lived in the field behind the Urban Outfitters production factory.
Here is an overproduced, oversugared semi-animated children's fantasy adventure from Luc Besson that made me want to cringe into my plush seat, never to re-emerge.
Brightly coloured fantasy adventure with a decent premise, but the animated sections don't really work, despite the efforts of a talented cast.
I'm not sure what creeped me out most in Luc Besson's "Arthur and the Invisibles," the awful animation or Madonna lending her voice to a "child" princess.
Besson's labour of love is a feast for the eyes but leaves the imagination distinctly undernourished.
Looks like European animation is still light years behind the US and Japan. Thank goodness for Highmore and Farrow - if only the whole film had been live-action.
The story is just incoherent, and the faster it moves, the more frantic it seems.
With its Day-Glo colors and fast pace, this $80 million live action/animated film may be the first acid trip for kids.
Whatever its flaws, Arthur and the Invisibles has a handmade, personal feel that finally affords it a cockeyed endearing quality.
Five pounds of poo in a one pound bag.
Audience Reviews for Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys)
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
Discussion Forum
There are no discussion threads for Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys) yet.
What's Hot On RT
Pictures from a zombie nation
Woody Allen in San Francisco
See the Desolation of Smaug trailer!
Where does This Is the End rank?
Latest News on Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys)
January 10, 2008:
Box Office Guru Preview: Captain Jack and Captain Morgan Set SailFor the first time in three weeks, studios will pack a Friday with plenty of new releases as four...
July 30, 2007:
Frank Miller Faults Weinsteins for Sin City 2 DelayWhile sitting on a Comic Con panel, Frank Miller was asked about the hold-up on Sin City 2....
March 19, 2007:
Rolling Stones Get Animated With "Ruby Tuesday"Back in the psychedelic '60s, The Beatles got animated for the film "Yellow Submarine."...
Fresh Links
Featured
Movie: ID: 381100441 Title: Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys) Release Date: 2007-01-12 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 2 Status: 1
The Looks of Johnny Depp
To celebrate the star's birthday, BuzzSugar looks at the many faces of Johnny Depp.
10 Egregious Product Placements
Rolling Stone wonders if The Internship goes too far... then provides 10 examples of movies that did.
Horror Movie Mistakes
Moviefone offers up 8 of the most obvious glaring errors in popular fright flicks.
10 Bad Movies That Look Great
Sometimes even terrible movies can be beautiful; here are 10 of them, from HitFix.
50 Most Classic Movie Moms
In celebration of Mother's Day, TimeOut offers up 50 iconic matriarchs from the big screen.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
Featured on RT
- In Pictures: Zombie Nation! 0
- Video Interviews with Cast & Crew of Monsters University 0
- Digital Multiplex: 21 & Over, Quartet, and More 2
- RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Jack the Giant Slayer and Quartet 23
- Box Office Guru Wrapup: Man of Steel Sets June Record 101
- Weekly Ketchup: Man of Steel Sequel In the Works 198
- Five Favorite Films with Joss Whedon 128
Top Headlines
Foreign Titles
- Arthur and the Invisibles (DE)
- Arthur and the Invisibles (UK)
