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      Mia and the Migoo

      PG 2008 1h 32m Kids & Family Fantasy Adventure Animation List
      38% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 65% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Strange creatures must prevent a real-estate developer from destroying a sacred tree. Read More Read Less

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      Ty Burr Boston Globe So heavy-handed that only the youngest audiences won't feel talked down to. Instead, they're likely to be freaked out. Rated: 2/4 Jun 15, 2011 Full Review Moira MacDonald Seattle Times The story's serviceable, if unexciting, with themes of child-parent love and the importance of peaceful interactions. Rated: 3/4 Jun 2, 2011 Full Review Nell Minow Chicago Sun-Times Distracting flashes of crude humor dissipate any connection to the characters and odd encounters derail the momentum. And the climax muddles the film's eco message. Rated: 2/4 May 12, 2011 Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews ...it is not the words nor the acting that matter here as much as the beautiful visuals which wear the influence of Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki on its sleeve. Rated: B- Jun 6, 2011 Full Review Mike Scott Times-Picayune The influence of Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki is obvious here, and it's a comparison that doesn't flatter French filmmaker Jacques-Remy Girerd's movie. Rated: 2/4 May 13, 2011 Full Review Shawn Levy Oregonian It's lovely, truly, but so heavy-handed and slipshod that it's probably best enjoyed with the sound off -- an option they're not likely to offer at the movie theater. Rated: C+ May 12, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member This is an absolutely stunning piece of meticulously hand drawn animation that unfortunately has a really terrible story. The plot's pro-ecology, anti-capitalist message is drawn in such a simplistic, black-and-white fashion that it really can't be intended for an adult audience, but the concepts in deals with seem like they'd just go over the heads of younger kids. If you want to just admire the animation, it should work, but it's a crashingly dull story. The English dub is really good except for Wallace Shawn showing up in a role that is really not appropriate for his voice. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member beautifully painted, talented voice acting from well-known voice actors and celebrities, touching and cute, the plot could have been a little more epic, but the entire movie is so crafted, it should deserve an academy award nomination. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member better than I thought it was Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review philip s Thank goodness for hand drawn animation. So many of today's "animated" features are really just CGI based works that try to masquerade as actual cartoons. While this reviewer personally is not a fan of anime style artwork, the newly imported French movie, Mia and the Migoo is a work that did impress. Forget the fact that this movie carries a very heavy handed environmental message (one that may be too strong even for some younger audiences). The real star of Mia and the Migoo is its animation. Audiences will appreciate the animation even more in watching the movie's "making of" featurette. It is, for the most part, just another "making of" featurette. But there is one moment in this bonus feature that makes it all worth the near half hour watch. One individual who is interviewed for the feature notes that bringing a movie to life using actual hand drawn animation gives the movie a more "human" feel versus the use of computers. He states that animated features created through CGI are done mathematically. It's as if he was saying in a roundabout way that CGI animation is cold and really has no life. That couldn't be truer. That this young artist has such an appreciation for the art of drawing, rather than sitting in front of a computer to make art makes Mia and the Migoo that much more enjoyable in hindsight. Mia and the Migoo is a beautiful work of art, in terms of its animation. But there is no denying that the movie's content may not be suitable for some younger audiences. The movie does get intense at times. Audiences see Aldrin's father use a mortar launcher to destroy the sacred tree. The result of his actions is pretty intense. Some younger viewers might be unsettled by this. Also early on, while Mia is riding a bus to the construction site where her father works, the bus breaks down. A heavy set woman on the bus proceeds to take off her shirt, and drench the bus's engine in her sweat. She is wearing undergarments. Now while this is probably more socially acceptable in other nations' cultures, some American audiences may find this not as suitable for younger audiences. Thus, the mark on the DVD's cover of being "Family Approved" may again be more aimed at audiences other than those in the United States. While some of the content in Mia and The Migoo may be unsuitable for certain younger audiences (parents should use their own discretion to determine if it's too intense for their own children in other words), but that doesn't mean that it's inappropriate for all audiences. Because it is such ha beautiful work of art, this movie serves as a wonderful teaching tool, believe it or not, for students studying the visual arts. As noted in the press release for the now American release of the movie, the artwork in the movie will conjure thoughts of Van Gogh, Monet, and even Cezanne. The colors throughout each scene are that rich and vibrant. And the characters themselves are very much in the vein of anime legend Hayao Miyazaki. For that, it is a movie that deserves its own praise, and at least a single viewing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Shares a spiritual link to the Japanese works of Hayao Miyazaki but lacks his films' narrative drive and magical overlay. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Mia and the Migoo is a tiresome animated trifle, only worthwhile for its gorgeous animation and some fun voicework. The story is a green cliche of evil industrialists and charming nature spirits, told through the overly familiar lens of a little girl looking for her lost father. The hand-drawn animation evokes some of the charms of a Miyazaki picture, but the broad characters and lack of interesting narrative development hold the film back from tapping into any of its (limited) potential. For a purely aesthetic thrill, Mia and the Migoo is the most exciting animated feat of the year thus far, but as a film, it's dull and too familiar. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Strange creatures must prevent a real-estate developer from destroying a sacred tree.
      Director
      Jacques-Rémy Girerd
      Producer
      Jacques-Rémy Girerd
      Screenwriter
      Benoît Chieux, Antoine Lanciaux
      Rating
      PG (Brief Mild Language|Thematic Elements|Some Peril)
      Genre
      Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 22, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $17.0K
      Runtime
      1h 32m