A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
This tale is filled with delightful characters and it's sugarcoated with vibrant animation and candy colors.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
2 Mar 2012
fresh:
Director Chris Renaud and his team have fun with these dithery, frenetic characters. The film is less special when it slows down and takes a breath of fresh air.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Mar 2012
rotten:
May be a diversion for younger children, but it betrays the elegant simplicity of Geisel's vision.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
19 Mar 2012
rotten:
About as factory-produced a film as it's possible to make about the evils of commercialism, while the bulbous, Haribo-hued animation style reflects none of Seuss's visual wit.