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Igor (2008)

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Reviews Counted:85

Fresh:30

Rotten:55

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: With an animation style that apes Tim Burton, and a slew of cultural references that aren't clear enough to reach the crowds, Igor's patched together antics make it hard to see who the film is trying to please.

Australian Rating: PG [See Full Rating] Mild themes and violence

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Childrens

Australian Theatrical Release:
Jan 8, 2009 Wide

US Box Office: $19,420,496

Synopsis: In a land of mad scientists and diabolical inventions, what do you do when you’re born with a hunch on your back? You become an Igor. A hilarious twist on the classic monster movie, "Igor"... In a land of mad scientists and diabolical inventions, what do you do when you’re born with a hunch on your back?

You become an Igor.

A hilarious twist on the classic monster movie, "Igor" tells the story of one Igor who's sick of being a lowly lab assistant with a Yes Master's degree and dreams of becoming a scientist. When his cruel master kicks the bucket a week before the annual Evil Science Fair, Igor finally gets his chance.

With the help of two of his experimental creations - Brain, a brain in a jar who's a little light on brains, and Scamper, a cynical bunny brought back from being road kill, Igor embarks on building the most evil invention of all time, a huge, ferocious monster. Unfortunately, instead of turning out evil, the monster turns out as Eva, a giant aspiring actress who wouldn't hurt a fly.

Just when the load on his back can't get any heavier, Igor and his band of monstrous misfits uncover an evil plot that threatens their world. Now, they must fight to save it and prove that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

Featuring the voice talents of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno, James Lipton, Molly Shannon and Christian Slater, "Igor" is the must-see family comedy of the fall.

Igor is directed by award-winning animation veteran Tony Leondis (Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch) and written by Chris McKenna ("American Dad!"). Exodus Film Group CEO John D. Eraklis produces along with seasoned animation executive and Exodus president Max Howard who has collaborated on such animated blockbusters as Disney's Lion King and Aladdin, and Warner Bros.' Space Jam and The Iron Giant. --© MGM [More]

Starring: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge

Starring: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno, James Lipton, Molly Shannon, Christian Slater

Director: Tony Leondis

Director: Tony Leondis
Screenwriter: Chris McKenna
Producer: John D. Eraklis, Max Howard
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Studio: MGM

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This film is outclassed by the Pixar stable, but it's entertaining stuff for the children.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
10/17/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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It’s spirited and funny in its better moments, and gives a sly spin to the clichés rather than just parroting them wholesale.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
10/17/08
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

Igor is a bit of a Franken-toon itself, stitching grown-up gags to a Disneyfied storyline (beauty is on the inside; don’t step on others to get ahead; yada yada yada) while lurching wildly from one age group to the other.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
10/17/08
Elliott Noble
Elliott Noble
Sky Movies

It's fatally split between catering for children who won't understand most of the references, and adults who will find it garish and relentlessly noisy.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
10/17/08
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

More well-aimed wit was needed, less grapeshot wackiness.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
10/17/08
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

This dark-toned animation borrows its style from Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride without adding much of its own to the macabre mayhem.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
10/17/08
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Young children might find it a bit difficult to understand and adults too easy.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
10/17/08
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

If you've not been prepared by Ratatouille, the film's periodic darkness may be quite astonishing.

Full Review Source: Teletext | comment Comment
10/16/08
Victor Olliver
Victor Olliver
Teletext

Enjoyable animated comedy with likeable characters, impressive animation and some good gags, though it runs out of steam towards the end.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/16/08
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

I can't really recommend it, but Igor provides all the clever puns and non-sequiturs and hipness that you'd expect from a mid-range computer-animated movie.

Full Review Source: The Cinema Source | comment Comment
10/12/08
Michael Dance
Michael Dance
The Cinema Source

This animated underdog tale needs more time in the lab.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
10/10/08
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

Makes up for its simplistic story with some demented humour

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
10/09/08
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Decent animated horror spoof that plays better for older film buffs than their youthful offspring.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/08/08
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

This is what happens when you combine THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS with SHREK. It should have been called DRECK!

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
10/06/08
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

The parts of the whole are far too mediocre to really soak in and laugh with, in the end...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
10/02/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

What a strange little movie is "Igor!"

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
09/27/08
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Well, here's another animated movie.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
09/26/08
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

The character design looks like warmed-over Tim Burton and the computer animation is flat and inexpressive.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
09/26/08
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

an adventurous, amiable attraction.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/25/08
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
Filmcritic.com

Tepid stuff, with a plot so transparently predictable that even 5-year-olds who haven't been to the movies much will be saying, 'I've seen it.'

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment 1 Comment
09/24/08
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
 
 
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