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Fireheart
2022 92 min Canada, France, United Kingdom PG 6+
★7.0
Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
Director: Theodore Ty, Laurent Zeitoun
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Description
The film explores the world of firefighters in 1920s New York City and tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who will have to become a hero in order to save her city.
US Gross:
$49,848
Starring
Alice Pol
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Vincent Cassel
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Valérie Lemercier
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Key opinion
Fireheart is a visually pleasant animated adventure that draws on familiar tropes like gender-bending disguises. While it attempts to balance family drama and mystery, it struggles with an inconsistent tone and a narrative that fails to fully engage both children and adults.
| Originality | The film utilizes a standard, unoriginal narrative framework that heavily mirrors the 'Mulan' archetype of disguising oneself to break gender barriers. | |
| Production | The animation quality is consistent and visually appealing, effectively recreating a stylized 1920s and 30s New York setting. | |
| Screenplay | The tone is disjointed, oscillating between a serious family drama and a whimsical, childish fairy-tale that undermines the stakes of the plot. | |
| Pacing | Views on the pacing are split: some find the methodical investigation engaging, while others criticize the dialogue-heavy sequences for making the film feel sluggish and unnecessarily long. |