The Last Unicorn isn't My Little Pony. It uses a variety of colors beyond pink and light blue. The animation is artful, with some beautiful drawings of nature. Its characters are more complex than the typical cartoon on Saturday morning, and it has a greater sense of adventure and danger.
But The Last Unicorn is a kid's film. Adults can tolerate it well enough, but I wouldn't go see this on my own. The plot does make attempts to stray from the norm, but its pretty simple, reliant on magic to cause or solve problems in an instant. I found the characters either too loud, too arrogant, too slapsticky, or too typical. I think they were made more relateable to kids than to reality.
It was alright. I wouldn't watch it again, but it gets some bonus points for not condescending to its audience. Its a good film to watch with your kids, around 7 and up. Its important to add some magic to their childhood, and I feel this is a film they will remember for years.
But The Last Unicorn is a kid's film. Adults can tolerate it well enough, but I wouldn't go see this on my own. The plot does make attempts to stray from the norm, but its pretty simple, reliant on magic to cause or solve problems in an instant. I found the characters either too loud, too arrogant, too slapsticky, or too typical. I think they were made more relateable to kids than to reality.
It was alright. I wouldn't watch it again, but it gets some bonus points for not condescending to its audience. Its a good film to watch with your kids, around 7 and up. Its important to add some magic to their childhood, and I feel this is a film they will remember for years.