The Tale of Despereaux
2008, Adventure/Kids and family, 1h 34m
112 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Despite its striking visuals, The Tale of Despereaux as a story feels familiar and unimaginative. Read critic reviews
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Despereaux
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Roscuro
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Pea
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Mig
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Andre
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Lester
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Critic Reviews for The Tale of Despereaux
All Critics (112) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (64) | Rotten (48)
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February 18, 2012 | Rating: B- | Full Review… -
Scratch a CGI fairytale and you'll find an allegory about class, particularly if rodents are involved.
January 9, 2009 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review… -
It just tries to take a little bit from some of the things we've seen over the past few years that have worked to make this work and it's just desperate and it doesn't work.
December 22, 2008 | Full Review… -
It's like Ratatouille meets Upstairs Downstairs to go sort of cross-generational but it didn't work really on any level.
December 22, 2008 -
While the film's heart is certainly in the right place, and while certain moments exude honest warmth and refreshingly direct truth, on the whole there is nothing about this computer animated epic that remotely sets it apart from the crowd.
December 21, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
. The plot is too convoluted and there are too many characters to keep track of.
December 19, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Tale of Despereaux
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Dec 02, 2011Good animation, but a boring and unintellegent story. Really not very good, a better tale for a straight to DVD movie.Bradley W Super Reviewer
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Jun 13, 2011This is a very sweet and beautifully animated movie. I thought all the characters were memorable, and the story was very good and charming. I've read some reviews where people say that this movie is too dark and boring, but this is not true in my opinion. Animated movies don't need to be all pink and happy in order to be good, sadly it has become a common standard for people to expect this. I really liked this movie.Naughtia N Super Reviewer
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May 12, 2011a visually wonderful film for familys and kids. full of wonderful charecters here and there and the animatin is good looking. very imaginable and creative. B+Juan C Super Reviewer
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Mar 03, 2011Good animation, but a boring and unintellegent story. Really not very good, a better tale for a straight to DVD movie.Jim C Super Reviewer
The Tale of Despereaux Quotes
| Despereaux: | "No...I'm a gentlemen." |
| Despereaux: | No... I'm a gentlemen. |
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