'The Little Prince' has a tedious real-world framing device
Those behind the movie version of 'Prince' achieve some charming effects, and the list of voice artists are made up of A-list actors.
Those behind the movie version of 'Prince' achieve some charming effects, and the list of voice artists are made up of A-list actors.
Antoine de Saint-Exup茅ry鈥檚 1943 fable 鈥淭he Little Prince鈥� has been revamped into one of the most expensive French animated movies ever made. Not so little is this prince anymore.
Director Mark Osborne (鈥淜ung Fu Panda鈥�), with screenwriters Irena Brignull and Bob Persichetti and a team of A-list voice artists including Jeff Bridges and Marion Cotillard, achieve some charming effects, especially with a couple of stop-motion sequences that capture the book鈥檚 enduring whimsicality. But the computer-animated portions that function as a real-world framing device are more tedious than fanciful. Grade: B- (Rated PG for mild thematic elements.)