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The Prodigies

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Five prodigies are assaulted in Central Park and plot revenge on their attackers.

Critics Reviews

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Dave McGinn Globe and Mail The Prodigies pulls together a lot of familiar tropes from superhero movies without adding anything new or compelling to the genre. Rated: 1.5/4 Feb 24, 2012 Full Review Linda Barnard Toronto Star Too violent for youngsters and so poorly written it won't engage an older audience, it seems to be targeted towards youthful nerds nursing overwhelming revenge fantasies. Rated: 1/4 Feb 23, 2012 Full Review Sarah Gopaul Digital Journal The Prodigies delivers a noteworthy new approach to the "teens with super powers" genre that is worth the bi Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto Rated: 1/5 Feb 24, 2012 Full Review Liz Braun Jam! Movies You wouldn't expose a teenager to this, that's for sure, but the storytelling is so ham-handed that few adults would sit still for it. Rated: 2/5 Feb 24, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Excellent film, je ne m'attendais pas du tout à ça. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Plot and Story -> Animation. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Une adaptation moderne du roman initial, mais une grosse lacune de maturite narrative empeche de rendre le propos credible. Terriblement naif et indigent. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member The Prodigies features quite a few disturbing scenes, and I'm not easily disturbed. However, it's equally boring as it is disturbing. The basic premise of troubled teens having telekinetic powers has been over-done, and The Prodigies offers nothing new. The characters aren't interesting at all, the same story has been told many times, and the CGI visuals - which should be the high point of this movie - would have worked equally well is this were a traditional animated film. The average Anime movie is a couple of levels above The Prodigies, in every aspect. This film simply does not deliver. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A French science fiction animation comes in the form of <i>The Prodigies</i>, from Antoine Charreyron.<p>Coming in at just under 90 minutes, the story behind <i>The Prodigies</i> comes up light. The concept of the film starts off well, but things quickly become rushed as characters don't get enough buildup, all the while the story keeps pushing along; probably why the run time is as short as it is.</p><p>Not exactly going for top notch graphics, this animation still delivers visually. The stylized action sequences are amusing and the more adult oriented material and violence help to hide the flaws in the writing.</p><p>There isn't much to fault in the voice acting, although some of the major characters say very little when compared to others. For the most part it is Jeffrey Evan Thomas providing most of the dialogue.</p><p>While <i>The Prodigies</i> does hold the potential to be a fantastic movie, it never fully matures into one. Still, it is a watchable animation for older audiences.</p> Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Not bad, but those subtitles are garbage. Only watch the movie if you understand French. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Five prodigies are assaulted in Central Park and plot revenge on their attackers.
Director
Antoine Charreyron
Producer
Olivier Delbosc, Aton Soumache, Alexis Vonarb, Jim Burton
Screenwriter
Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
Genre
Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 27m