Its sappiness is unmissably sincere, and such aching, embarrassing sincerity is never an evil thing in a movie.
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11/24/09
An American Tail (1986)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:15
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.2/10
Synopsis: In Don Bluth's animated fable AN AMERICAN TAIL, when a mouse family leaves Russia and emigrates to America, they believe the New World is a land without cats. The film, a heartfelt homage to the... [More]
Starring: Phillip Glasser, Madeline Kahn, Nehemiah Persoff, Christopher Plummer
Director: Don Bluth
Reviews for An American Tail
There's nothing particularly special about An American Tail, save for Bluth's slick animation.
09/10/08
Cartoons with ambitions even this noble are as rare as Steven Spielberg films that lose money, but every character and every situation presented herein have been seen a thousand times before.
09/10/08
Top CriticThe story is moving, and the animation includes some powerful images, although some of the early scenes depicting the suffering of the mice in Russia may be too frightening for younger viewers.
09/10/08
The overall quality of the animation -- baroquely executed if rather conventionally conceived -- makes it worth a look
09/10/08
No review available.
12/23/06
For all its state-of-the-art animation techniques, Spielberg's production remains resolutely conservative: visually it's virtually indistinguishable from Walt at his wimpiest.
06/24/06
Like other Spielberg-produced movies, this one pays homage to old movie traditions (live-action Westerns) and icons, but the film has been made mechanically, without any conviction or feeling.
02/18/06
No review available.
01/28/05
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12/31/04
Can't resist any film with singing mice. Truly Bluth's best film.
12/18/04
Ethnic mice plus fascist cats in groundbreaking animation.
11/01/04
Witless if well-meaning.
08/30/04
Top CriticNo review available.
03/27/04
No Mickey, but a nice mouse.
12/19/03
No review available.
09/02/03
No review available.
04/10/03
No review available.
09/05/02
A light and charming little animated adventure.
08/12/02
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