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MODEST MOUSE Despereaux's tale misses the mark
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Release Date: Dec 19, 2008; Rated: G; Length: 87 Minutes; Genres: Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family; With: Matthew Broderick and Emma Watson

Based on Kate DiCamillo's children's book about a chivalrous mouse, The Tale of Despereaux looks like an illuminated manuscript brought to life. The screen glows with Renaissance golds, mice dressed like serfs, and a princess with Botticelli hair draped over a permanently foreshortened face. Too bad the story's such a mess. As Despereaux (Matthew Broderick) tries to foil a royal kidnapping, his tale snags on loose-knit subplots about a seafaring rat (Dustin Hoffman), and a kingdom-wide obsession with soup. The latter, involving a snooty French chef and visions of floating veggies, gives the movie a whiff of leftover Ratatouille. C+


Posted Dec 17, 2008
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