Movie rating: 3 and half Star

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 3D

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Towing a similar line - both stylistically and in terms of humour - to that of Universal Pictures other animated hit, Despicable Me, The Lorax is an effortlessly sweet and engaging family film that should delight the youngsters in your life while not being an endurance test for anyone else.

Based on the Dr Seuss book of the same name, the film (initially) centres on Ted (Efron), an idealistic sort who happens to be in love with a neighbourhood girl (Swift). Said girl's dream is to see an actual tree one day, but being that both she and Ted live in a completely artificial land, that proves quite a difficult task for the youngster to deliver. Breaking town rules and travelling to the outskirts of Thneed-Ville, he meets Once-ler (Helms), who regales him with tales of when the land was once full of trees and inhabited by The Lorax (De Vito), a crass but funny creature who struck a deal with the young Once-ler. Not everyone wants to see a tree in Thneed-Ville, though, and Ted soon finds himself in danger.

Watch: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 3D

The Lorax pretty much ticks all of the boxes required to be a fun hour and a half at your local multiplex. It embraces is whacky animation in the same way that Despicable Me did, and has the pluses of being a familiar yarn on account of Dr Seuss. It is, naturally, light and fluffy with a strong comedic element throughout.

The voice cast all do solid work, with De Vito in particular a great fit for the titular Lorax. He doesn’t have a lot to say but he's full of energy and you can almost feel him bouncing around the voice booth. The core message - as told from the original tale - might get a little muddled in an expected saturation of sweetness towards the end, but it's still enjoyable stuff.

Funny, engaging and as disposable as you'd expect.

Review by Mike Sheridan | 09:00 | Friday 20th July 2012 | Movie Review

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Comments

• bilbar

  YAY TAYLOR SWIFT!!!!!!!!!! I AM JUST OBSESSED WITH HER!!

  Posted 20:19 | Mon 9th Jul 2012

• CherrySueDointhedo

  It lacked the humour of previous Dr Seuss incarnations for me, unfortuantely. Although visually stunning and a great movie for the childer with a daycent message - there's little here for accompanying adults. Not bad but not great either.

  Posted 12:35 | Fri 27th Jul 2012

• christine klein

  Saw it today - WHAT A MOVIE!!! Loved it and also my daughter, 7.... The 3D was great very realistic, not too complicated and non ending dialogues, so cute pictures and figures, super music you hardly can stay on your seat and of course very clearly the Moral of the Movie!!! Very good movie, pity that there are not more out like that...SUPER!!!!

  Posted 19:09 | Sat 21st Jul 2012

• christine klein

  Saw it today - WHAT A MOVIE!!! Loved it and also my daughter, 7.... The 3D was great very realistic, not too complicated and non ending dialogues, so cute pictures and figures, super music you hardly can stay on your seat and of course very clearly the Moral of the Movie!!! Very good movie, pity that there are not more out like that...SUPER!!!!

  Posted 19:09 | Sat 21st Jul 2012

• janaxgara

  Loved this. The 3D was so good!! Every scene had such intricate design and vibrant colour. It wasn't too funny, but it was an enjoyable little film. Nice excuse to get out of the house on a Wednesday.

  Posted 05:50 | Sat 28th Jul 2012

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