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The Prodigies

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

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Dave McGinn Globe and Mail 02/24/2012
1.5/4
The Prodigies pulls together a lot of familiar tropes from superhero movies without adding anything new or compelling to the genre. Go to Full Review
Linda Barnard Toronto Star 02/23/2012
1/4
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. Go to Full Review
Sarah Gopaul Digital Journal 08/23/2018
The Prodigies delivers a noteworthy new approach to the "teens with super powers" genre that is worth the bi Go to Full Review
Norman Wilner NOW Toronto 02/24/2012
1/5
Liz Braun Jam! Movies 02/24/2012
2/5
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. Go to Full Review
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08/12/2013 Excellent film, je ne m'attendais pas du tout à ça. See more 07/30/2013 Plot and Story -> Animation. See more 03/07/2013 Une adaptation moderne du roman initial, mais une grosse lacune de maturite narrative empeche de rendre le propos credible. Terriblement naif et indigent. See more 07/18/2012 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. See more 06/28/2012 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> See more 05/31/2012 Not bad, but those subtitles are garbage. Only watch the movie if you understand French. See more 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