Average Rating: 3.5/10
Reviews Counted: 41
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 35
An uninspired E.B. White adaptation that's targeted at the very young.
Average Rating: 3.2/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 14
An uninspired E.B. White adaptation that's targeted at the very young.
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Average Rating: 2.9/5
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E.B. White's children's story of a swan searching for his voice comes to life in this animated adventure. When young Louie the Swan is hatched, it's soon discovered that he isn't able to make a sound, which is a matter of no small annoyance to his boastful father (voice of Jason Alexander) and doting mother (voice of Mary Steenburgen). As Louie gets a bit older, he falls in love with Serena (voice of Reese Witherspoon), but he has no way of telling her how he feels. Despondent, Louie flies away,
G, 1 hr. 15 min.
May 11, 2001 Limited
Jul 31, 2001
Columbia Pictures
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (36) | DVD (8)
Features charmless songs, junky animation, hambone voice talent.
Too bad the director didn't set his mind to making a film parents could enjoy, too.
Passable animation for the younger members of the family, but the movie never finds its own voice.
One ugly duckling of a cartoon.
A shallow, tacky, finally soupy revision of a wry, noticing, resonant, elegant, deeply romantic story.
The movie leeches from the book most of what makes the story wonderful: The sly humour and the occasional dark edge that keeps the inherent sweetness on the safe side of sentimentality.
A good family movie; much to enjoy and talk about.
Its catalogue of atrocity is so variegated and pungent that to list them all would be more effort than has in fact gone into the film's production
This is one worth missing in the hopes that some day, someone will do it a whole lot better.
A rushed direct-to-video kiddie flick.
"Trumpet of the Swan" features flat background art, some poor sound syncing and insipid, sugary songs.
One of the weakest kids' films in recent memory.
Shallowness of characterization and unmemorable songs.
This adaptation of E.B. White's classic novel doesn't even live up to the Hanna-Barbera Charlotte's Web, let alone 1999's Stuart Little.
Almost as good as the original "Charlote's Web" movie. I haven't reas the book, but I expect I'd love it.
June 12, 2007
Without a doubt, the worst animated film I have ever seen. Music so bad it's scary, a plot that makes absolutely no sense, awful voice syncing, and, worst of all, the worst line in cinema history. "Is it time for recess yet?" -The Teacher (in the most obnoxious voice ever)
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