The Boxtrolls (2014)

A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow.

 

Directors:  Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi

Writers:  Irena Brignull (screenplay), Adam Pava (screenplay)

Stars:  Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost

Genre:  Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

 In Movie Theaters: Friday, September 26, 2014

Ratings:  7.0/10

Companies:  Focus Features

 

 

Something seems amiss in the latest project from stop-motion animation house Laika Studios, who previously offered up the dark-chocolate treat Coraline and the breakthrough Paranorman; it could be the character design, which doesn't seem as strong as it was in the aforementioned creations. Perhaps it's also the story, which feels cobbled together from pre-existing kids' movies -- with a potentially shocking theme of genocide running throughout. 

 

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