After hearing wonderful things about this film and seeing that is won an award at the Cannes film festival I had to check it out. The film has an interesting concept and some strong political statements...too bad that it doesn't amount to anything. Quite hypnotic at first and full of creative drawings, but horribly animated with many sequences consisting of little more than mouths moving. Stiff dialogue, poor characterizations, and an all around feeling of aloofness bury the film from the get-go. I understand that the film has something to say and that it's not supposed to be aimed at children in any way..but it's not entertaining in the least! That makes for a very long 72 minutes.
** out of ****
** out of ****