A good movie

What a nice surprise! I had some rather low expectations concerning this movie but since Nick, my step-son, was really enthousiast, I thought we should give it a try anyway. Eventually, I really enjoyed it and, as a matter of fact, I do believe it is one of the best animated features produced by Dreamworks, way better than the terribly overrated 'How to train your dragon' for example. First of all, the animation was really great. After watching so many CGI animated flicks, I should get used to it but I thought it was just really gorgeous. Furthermore, I thought that the story was actually pretty good. Indeed, for once, they took some time to develop the main character, Jack Frost, and I really cared about him and what he was going through which was something I terribly missed in 'How to train your dragon'. The main flaw, I guess, is that I wasn't really sure about the tone. I mean, the whole thing was still too childish for teenagers and grown-ups but I also thought that it was also too scary for young children so I'm not sure if it will eventually find an audience. Anyway, I thought it was pretty good, against all expectations, it is one of the best animated features of the year and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10