Film Club Review 2:
The Secret of Kells

f32349a325The Secret of Kells (2009)

GENRE: Fantasy, animation

DIRECTOR: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey

WRITER: Screenplay by Fabrice Ziolkowski, Story by Tomm Moore

STARS: Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Christen Mooney, Mick Lally, Michael McGrath, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylack, Paul Young

COUNTRY: Ireland, Belgium, France

PLOT: A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.


The second film to be chosen in the MovieMuseTV film club is the 2009 French-Belgian-Irish animated movie ‘The Secret of Kells’.

Chosen by Pete ‘Thunder’ Forson, the film tells the story of a young boy in a remote medieval outpost, under siege from barbarian raids. He is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.

You can hear our thoughts on the film in episode 3 of MovieMuseTV and by checking out our review scores below.


FILM CLUB SCORES
  • Pete - "a magical, charming, masterpiece of a film"
  • Graeme - "a bit empty, despite looking great"
  • Mat - "certainly interesting, but that is as far as it went"
  • Simon - "I quite liked the cat"
  • Gordon - "felt like a videogame, in a bad way"
3

Summary

A hit and miss blending of too many art styles, awful voice acting and an unnecessarily convoluted plot blight what could have been a charming tale.


 

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