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Title: Coraline (2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dakota Fanning | ... | Coraline Jones (voice) | |
| Teri Hatcher | ... | Mel Jones / Other Mother / Beldam (voice) | |
| Jennifer Saunders | ... | Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice) | |
| Dawn French | ... | Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice) | |
| Keith David | ... | The Cat (voice) | |
| John Hodgman | ... | Charlie Jones / Other Father (voice) | |
| Robert Bailey Jr. | ... | Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice) | |
| Ian McShane | ... | Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) | |
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Aankha Neal | ... | Sweet Ghost Girl (voice) |
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George Selick | ... | Ghost Boy (voice) |
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Hannah Kaiser | ... | Tall Ghost Girl (voice) |
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Harry Selick | ... | Photo Friend (voice) |
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Marina Budovsky | ... | Photo Friend (voice) |
| Emerson Tenney | ... | Magic Dragonfly (voice) (as Emerson Hatcher) | |
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Jerome Ranft | ... | Mover (voice) |
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, with caring parents and all her dreams coming true. When the Other Mother invites Coraline to stay in her world forever, the girl refuses and finds that the alternate reality where she is trapped is only a trick to lure her. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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As a Neil Gaiman fan, I was, of course, very happy with the book "Coraline", and was extremely excited to hear that a movie was being made for it. I had very high expectations from director Henry Selick after seeing 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' and 'James and the Giant Peach'.
I was not disappointed.
It followed the book surprisingly closely, though there were a few anomalies (the character of Wybie, for instance, didn't exist in the book). It had that Tim Burton-esquire feel about it; terrifying, but in an entertaining sort of way. There were one or two scenes which were a little over-the-top for younger children, but that's to be expected.
You could just tell from the opening scene alone that you were in for a treat. Hauntingly beautiful, well choreographed, and, plain and simple, a bit terrifying; it really hooked your attention and promised a good time.
However, there were two problems throughout the movie that I could spot:
One was that some scenes were a little choppy in the animation; almost like they hadn't quite taken enough pictures to make it run smoothly. Unfortunately, with stop-motion animation, this is difficult to avoid, and it isn't overly distracting anyway.
The other was Coraline's mother was a little... angry. Yes, she's supposed to be constantly frustrated and such, but I think she went a little overboard. Fortunately, Teri Hatcher redeemed herself with her portrayal of the Other Mother, which was brilliant.
Coraline earns a 9.5 out of 10.