Even Beyonce and Pitbull fit decently into the story. Flourishing comedy stars Chris O’Dowd and Aziz Ansari serve as above-average scene stealers, playing a noble-hearted snail and a sassy, wannabe-stud slug with eyes for our heroine. Seyfried brings an enthusiastic charm to her lead role, and Waltz is a brilliant choice as the sinister Boggan king. Luckily, it’s more the former than the latter.
At first glance, the list looks half inspired and half distractingly overloaded with big name non-actors (Beyonce, Pitbull, Steven Tyler) that bode well for the poster and the ads, but not so much the movie itself. On the pleasantly surprising side of things is the voice cast. The lush, imaginative forest world looks vibrant and spectacular – even in 3-D – and the big, lively action sequences that make up a large portion of the story are visually captivating. "Epic" is the second animated William Joyce children’s book adaptation in less than year to come out ("Rise of the Guardians" was the other last Thanksgiving), and much like its predecessor, what the film lacks in a simple, absorbing story, it mostly makes up for with gorgeous animation. and the Leafmen, guardians of the forest led by Ronin (Colin Farrell) and his troublemaking ward Nod (Josh Hutcherson of "The Hunger Games"), must protect the pod and ensure it stays out of the hands of Mandrake (Christoph Waltz) and his grey, rot-obsessed army of Boggans. The queen of the forest (voiced by who else but Beyonce Knowles) has passed away just as she was about to choose a special leaf pod to be the heir to the throne. Unfortunately, she’s arrived during tumultuous times. He’s too busy collecting evidence about a small race of people living and battling in the overgrown woods surrounding the house to notice M.K., but before she can run back to the city, she’s mystically shrunken down to ant size and brought to the magical forest world her father has been looking for. because acronyms are cool with the kids), a down-to-earth teen coming to live with her estranged, nature nerd dad (Jason Sudeikis) in his run-down house in the middle of nowhere.
The most recent colorfully drawn entry is "Epic," which comes from director Chris Wedge, the brains behind the original "Ice Age." And, much like its title, "Epic" is oddly bold and bland at the same time.Īmanda Seyfried lends her voice to Mary Katherine (nicknamed M.K. Another month, another big, flashy celebrity-filled animated feature hoping to snag a slice of the oh-so-predictable children’s movie box office pie.
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