Synopsis
Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn down, and turned into a block of flats unless Arthur's grandfather returns to sign some papers and pay off the family debt. Arthur discovers that the key to success lies in his own descent into the land of the Minimoys, creatures no larger than a tooth, whom his grandfather helped relocate to their garden. Somewhere among them is hidden a pile of rubies, too. Can Arthur be of stout heart and save the day? Romance beckons as well, and a villain lurks.
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Cast
- Freddie HighmoreArthur Montgomery
- MadonnaPrincess Selenia (voice)
- Mia FarrowDaisy Suchot
- Jimmy FallonBetameche (voice)
- David BowieMaltazard (voice)
- Doug RandArthur's Father
- Penny BalfourRose Montgomery
- Ron CrawfordArchibald Suchot
- David SuchetNarrator (voice)
- Jason BatemanPrince Darkos (voice)
Recommandations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
The movie--while it doesn't knock you out--doesn't self-destruct either. Besson may never rise to the level of his best American models here, but it's fun watching him try. - 70
Chicago Reader
This semianimated adventure is enjoyable and imaginative despite its formulaic qualities. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The result isn't an unpalatable pudding but rather a fair-to-middling children's film that is half CG-animation and half live-action. - 50
New York Daily News
Luc Besson, a sort of French version of Steven Spielberg without the intuition, has tried a lot of genres in his young career and has had his greatest success with slick action films like "The Fifth Element" and "La Femme Nikita." Animated movies for kids he should stay away from. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
There are cute flourishes, but much of the cleverness is smothered by tired dialogue and doughy animation, which gives the animated characters the personality of mannequins and the look of cheap merchandising knockoffs come to life. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Predictable and overly busy, this sci-fi adventure should nonetheless appeal to computer-game-savvy tots, especially those familiar with the source material, while boring their parents silly. - 33
The A.V. Club
It's a film for kids who want to know what headaches feel like. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Director Luc Besson, best known for "La Femme Nikita" and "The Fifth Element," admits he knew nothing about animation before he started this project, and it shows.
