
The Lorax
Taste attributes: animationfamilycomedyadventurefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & varied
"Meet the original force of nature."
Boxlist takeA warm-hearted, breezy animated family film: larger-than-life and breakneck. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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