Synopsis
The classic and beloved story from Dr. Seuss is now a CG animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the makers of the Ice Age films. An imaginative elephant named Horton (Jim Carrey) hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, which thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle! Jim Carrey and Steve Carell lead an all-star cast in bringing this wonderful family picture to life!
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Cast
- Jim CarreyHorton (voice)
- Steve CarellMayor (voice)
- Carol BurnettKangaroo (voice)
- Will ArnettVlad (voice)
- Seth RogenMorton (voice)
- Dan FoglerCouncilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice)
- Isla FisherDr. Mary Lou Larue (voice)
- Jonah HillTommy (voice)
- Amy PoehlerSally O'Malley (voice)
- Jaime PresslyMrs. Quilligan (voice)
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
If I ran the circus, the gang that made the sturdy, witty, inventively animated Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! would get first dibs on any future movie productions of the Theodor Seuss Geisel canon. - 88
Charlotte Observer
Finally! For the first time, Hollywood has made a whimsical, witty, feature-length version of Dr. Seuss that's neither overblown nor smutty nor emotionally hollow. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A delight, brimming with colorful, elastic characters and bountiful wit. - 80
L.A. Weekly
Warm, playful and inventive, this tale of an elephant with a spirit as generous as his waistline comes juiced with the genially goofy animation of the folks who brought us "Ice Age" (and, less memorably, "Robots") coupled with a respectful doffing of the cap to Geisel’s exuberantly wacky visual style. - 75
ReelViews
Jim Carrey re-invents Horton much as Robin Williams did with the Genie of the Lamp in Disney's animated "Aladdin." - 70
Variety
The real stars of the movie are the animators, who imbue even the overgrowth in Horton's jungle with a certain floppy Seuss-ishness. - 70
Village Voice
Horton Hears a Who! has blessedly been conceived and executed in reverence to Seuss's story, padding out the original narrative with some meaningful new ideas and casting a mercifully muzzled Jim Carrey as the titular beast. - 67
Austin Chronicle
In the mold of their previous films "Ice Age" and "Robots": a nice blend of rudimentary and inventive touches.
