Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

All Critics (133) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (107) | Rotten (28) | DVD (11)

The animation's ok. I didn't like Jim Carrey. I thought he was a distraction.

March 17, 2008 | Comments (11)

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

The sad thing is that this Horton doesn't stick by its central message -- that every voice counts -- the way Horton sticks to the Whos. It pretends to, but the sincerity is just too scary to commit to fully.

March 14, 2008 Full Review | Comments (5)

Carina Chocano

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

The team behind Ice Age capture the Seussian visuals without squishing emotions or squelching the sing-songy language. Listen closely: It's the sound of a million Who fans cheering.

March 14, 2008 Full Review

Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

Top Critic

Frequently charming, beautifully drawn and far more faithful in spirit to the source material than those dreadful Ron Howard-Brian Grazer productions.

March 14, 2008 Full Review

Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Top Critic

And a motto moguls should take some time learning, if they'd like their movies to finally be earning, for it's not the cash that makes a prize of the art, but the warmth of the tale, and the size of the heart.

March 14, 2008 Full Review

Stephen Whitty

Newark Star-Ledger

Top Critic

This new Horton 'toon may be state of the art. But it's great virtue isn't the 3-D animation. It's the good Doctor, whose writing about Whos never goes out of style.

March 14, 2008 Full Review

Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

Top Critic

Hollywood has finally found the key to bringing a Seuss story satisfactorily to life.

October 9, 2009 Full Review

Mike Scott

Times-Picayune

A frequently beguiling fantasy packed with ticklish sights and vocals

August 27, 2009 Full Review

Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

The animation is brilliant, capturing the Seuss essence in design and flavor... It really made me feel like I was inhabiting a Dr. Seuss world.

January 15, 2009 Full Review

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Horton started as a book, less that 40 pages long. To make it a feature seems just a little bit wrong. The magic of Seuss isn't quite there. It's got the look but it's missing some flair.

December 23, 2008 Full Review | Comments (2)

Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

For a single disc effort, there's a good selection of extras, including a full length audio commentary by directors Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino.

December 12, 2008 Full Review

Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Taking on Seuss has proven a challenge for Hollywood, but a nice balance has been struck here between authenticity and new ideas. This one's a winner.

December 12, 2008 Full Review

Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Pure Seuss, with plenty of Flower Power to spare. Not to mention that when paying attention to all the possibilities of this planet and beyond, size indeed matters.

December 12, 2008 Full Review

Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Horton Hears a Who! -- Dr. Seuss' imagination never goes out of style.

December 10, 2008 Full Review

Christian Toto

What Would Toto Watch?

Fox has delivered the film in a fantastic Special Edition that boasts a plethora of substantial bonus features ...

December 10, 2008 Full Review

Felix Gonzalez Jr.

DVD Review

What is most remarkable about this film is the fidelity it retains to Seuss' work and intentions.

December 10, 2008 Full Review

Felix Gonzalez Jr.

DVD Review

Lovely and only marred by a slightly sagging middle and a gratuitous, tacked on pop song finale.

July 17, 2008 Full Review

Karina Montgomery

Cinerina

Even if Horton's world can't shine like Whoville, this movie's visuals keeps things vivid, while digital animation is so often crisp, precise, and cold.

June 21, 2008 Full Review

Matthew Sorrento

Film Threat

The movie is sweet, but not really memorable.

June 18, 2008 Full Review

Austin Kennedy

Sin Magazine

Earth, as Robert Frost thought, might be the right place for love, but television is certainly the right place for Dr. Seuss.

May 8, 2008 Full Review

Thomas Peyser

Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

Sygkratimeno kai petyhimeno hioymor demeno me to eggyimeno ap' tin ypografi ton dimioyrgon toy Ice Age (2002) animation, to Horton Hears a Who den proorizetai pantheon, alla apotelei toylahiston aksiologotati epilogi kyrios (alla ohi apokleistika) gia nea

May 6, 2008 Full Review

Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

Adds a manic spin that strains to convey far too many moral messages while overloading the film with wacky action.

April 20, 2008 Full Review

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The metaphysical angle is too awkward: Horton comes off like a Giant Flying Spaghetti Monster.

April 16, 2008 Full Review

Stephen Himes

Film Snobs

• 1. Horton: And even though you can't hear or see them at all, a person's a person, no matter how small.
  – Submitted by David L (6 months ago)
• 1. Katie: In my world, everyone's a pony, and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies.
  2. Horton: That's beautiful Katie... in a really weird way.
  – Submitted by Jamie I (16 months ago)
• 1. Morton: The kangaroo has gone mad. She's telling everyone that you think there are people living on specks. She even went to Vlad!
  2. Horton: Vlad.. I know two Vlads: the bad Vlad and the bunny that makes cookies!
  3. Morton: Yeah, Horton, she's sending you a bunny with cookies.
  – Submitted by Jamie I (17 months ago)
• 1. Horton: Wow. I feel really good right now. It is my new sense of purpose.
  – Submitted by Sarmad Q (22 months ago)
• 1. Horton: And now the fists are flying, and the second guy picks up a brick! And you might wanna zip up the pouch for this next one... "Alright, fat boy, you want some of this?"
  – Submitted by Diego T (2 years ago)
• 1. Horton: We can start a secret society that controls the balance of power in the world, and no one else can join unless they wear a funny hat!
  – Submitted by Diego T (2 years ago)

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