This is an action movie - full of explosions and awesome scenic effects. Great stuff, but flawed in some ways - I especially thought it a mistake to open with a sequence of foreign-language stuff with sub-titles, guaranteed to turn off kids with reading difficulties or short attention spans. The plot was predictable but nonetheless enjoyable; I took two 13-year-olds and an 8-year-old who loved most of it. The drawings were sharp and up-to-the-minute, definitely not a "cute" style, plenty of explosions and some amazing computer-generated special effects. Boys will love it for the adventure, and there is probably enough romance for the ladies too! I think it lost out to some films with strong musical content - we couldn't come away humming a tune - but the idea is intriguing, maybe appealing mostly to parents who know the mythology -?
Review of Atlantis: The Lost Empire
