“And so all ended well for both Horton and the Whos, and all in the jungle…even kangaroos.”
So goes the narration (offered up by Charles Osgood from CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING) at the end of DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO! – the latest attempt to bring a Dr. Seuss tale to the big screen. The difference between this effort and previous tries—or trials, as the case may be (THE CAT IN THE HAT, HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS)—is that this tale really does end up well. A person may be a person, no matter how small, but this movie sure isn’t; it’s entertaining in a rather big way.
Brought to us by the same folks who charmed millions with the ICE AGE films (with yet another one due out in 2009), HORTON also charms in its own way. With excellent source-respecting animation and a general plot that remains faithful to the Continue reading “Horton: a Dr. Seuss Film That Works!”