An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, who thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle.
The animation's ok. I didn't like Jim Carrey. I thought he was a distraction.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
17 Mar 2008
rotten:
The sad thing is that this Horton doesn't stick by its central message -- that every voice counts -- the way Horton sticks to the Whos. It pretends to, but the sincerity is just too scary to commit to fully.
– Carina Chocano,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar 2008
fresh:
The team behind Ice Age capture the Seussian visuals without squishing emotions or squelching the sing-songy language. Listen closely: It's the sound of a million Who fans cheering.
– Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar 2008
fresh:
Frequently charming, beautifully drawn and far more faithful in spirit to the source material than those dreadful Ron Howard-Brian Grazer productions.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
14 Mar 2008
fresh:
And a motto moguls should take some time learning, if they'd like their movies to finally be earning, for it's not the cash that makes a prize of the art, but the warmth of the tale, and the size of the heart.