The Lorax

2.5/5

I wouldn't call it bad. But it wasn't all that fun or impressive. It has a light, fun sense of humor sometimes, but a boring, dragging sense of humor others. Jokes that were either tired, cliche, or too long. Characters really weren't easy to connect with, and that certainly isn't helped when there's really bad voice acting. The story telling is rough. It jumps back and forth and back and forth at strange points, with too much time to really want to follow the story, and with not enough time to really understand why the breaks were taken. The music was for the most part awful, save the last song which was close to bearable. In fact, most of this felt lackluster for a great Dr. Suess book. Moreso, while I agree with the films message, it wasn't overbearing as much as it was spoon feeding. Children are smarter than they look, and this is one of those movies that aimed for an older elementary school audience that didn't need spoon feeding anymore. That became frustrating as the kids in the audience started talking and losing interest. If there was one thing that was impressive, it was a clean, realistic image with all of the heart of Dr. Suess artwork. But still, I'd skip it. The year is looking great for animated movies anyway, we can skip this one.