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Mia and the Migoo

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Strange creatures must prevent a real-estate developer from destroying a sacred tree.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe 06/15/2011
2/4
So heavy-handed that only the youngest audiences won't feel talked down to. Instead, they're likely to be freaked out. Go to Full Review
Moira MacDonald Seattle Times 06/02/2011
3/4
The story's serviceable, if unexciting, with themes of child-parent love and the importance of peaceful interactions. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Chicago Sun-Times 05/12/2011
2/4
Distracting flashes of crude humor dissipate any connection to the characters and odd encounters derail the momentum. And the climax muddles the film's eco message. Go to Full Review
Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 06/06/2011
B-
...it is not the words nor the acting that matter here as much as the beautiful visuals which wear the influence of Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki on its sleeve. Go to Full Review
Mike Scott Times-Picayune 05/13/2011
2/4
The influence of Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki is obvious here, and it's a comparison that doesn't flatter French filmmaker Jacques-Remy Girerd's movie. Go to Full Review
Shawn Levy Oregonian 05/12/2011
C+
It's lovely, truly, but so heavy-handed and slipshod that it's probably best enjoyed with the sound off -- an option they're not likely to offer at the movie theater. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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06/05/2018 This is an absolutely stunning piece of meticulously hand drawn animation that unfortunately has a really terrible story. The plot's pro-ecology, anti-capitalist message is drawn in such a simplistic, black-and-white fashion that it really can't be intended for an adult audience, but the concepts in deals with seem like they'd just go over the heads of younger kids. If you want to just admire the animation, it should work, but it's a crashingly dull story. The English dub is really good except for Wallace Shawn showing up in a role that is really not appropriate for his voice. See more 10/31/2012 beautifully painted, talented voice acting from well-known voice actors and celebrities, touching and cute, the plot could have been a little more epic, but the entire movie is so crafted, it should deserve an academy award nomination. See more 10/06/2012 better than I thought it was See more 07/23/2011 Shares a spiritual link to the Japanese works of Hayao Miyazaki but lacks his films' narrative drive and magical overlay. See more 05/24/2011 Mia and the Migoo is a tiresome animated trifle, only worthwhile for its gorgeous animation and some fun voicework. The story is a green cliche of evil industrialists and charming nature spirits, told through the overly familiar lens of a little girl looking for her lost father. The hand-drawn animation evokes some of the charms of a Miyazaki picture, but the broad characters and lack of interesting narrative development hold the film back from tapping into any of its (limited) potential. For a purely aesthetic thrill, Mia and the Migoo is the most exciting animated feat of the year thus far, but as a film, it's dull and too familiar. See more 04/14/2011 Fascinating film http://www.filmovanje.com/movie/item/mia-i-migo See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Strange creatures must prevent a real-estate developer from destroying a sacred tree.
Director
Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Screenwriter
Benoît Chieux, Antoine Lanciaux
Rating
PG (Brief Mild Language|Thematic Elements|Some Peril)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.0K
Runtime
1h 32m