Friday, March 14, 2008

Oliver and Company (4 stars)

A kitten tries to find a home for himself in the mean streets of New York City.

The characters are a lot of fun, particularly those voiced by Dom DeLuise, Cheech Marin, and Roscoe Lee Brown.

What makes this film such an excellent watch for both adults and kids is the air-tight pacing of the story, (the plot isn’t quite air-tight – normally you can’t get a cat, name it, get a custom engraved dish, along with a collar complete with home address, and go for a horse carriage ride all in one day, although I suppose it is theoretically possible), along with the “heart” that Fagin, Jenny, and the animals all seem to have. The villain is actually quite frightening, and it’s very sweet how it pulls the other characters closer together.

4 stars

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