Movie Reviews

Horton Hears a Who! * *

Horton may hear a Who, but the rest of us may hear a lot of hoopla, and it’s not all the charming sort you expect from a benign Seussian world. This animated family flick succeeds to a point in putting the Hollywood spin on Theodor S. Geisel’s beloved children’s book about an elephant defending a microscopic civilization.
Very young children will find plenty to giggle over in the movie’s manic slapstick as Horton (voiced by Jim Carrey) incurs the wrath and ridicule of his jungle pals, who refuse to believe he’s discovered a tiny land called Who-Ville that exists in a speck resting on a clover.

The lyrical nonsense of Seuss’ rhymes generally give way to loud pratfall nonsense, though, as the filmmakers stretch a thin, thin story to fit a feature-length movie.

Steve Carell provides the voice of the mayor of Who-Ville, while Carol Burnett is the mouthpiece for a self-righteous kangaroo leading the attack on Horton.

— David Germain, AP

New animated film, “Horton Hears a Who!” hits East Texas theaters Friday. The story is inspired by a famous Dr. Seuss book with the same title.
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