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The Amazing Maurice
2022 93 min Belgium, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom PG 6+
★6.7
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Toby Genkel, Florian Westermann
🎭 Based on
«The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents»
byTerry Pratchett
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Description
Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.
Budget:
$17M
US Gross:
$4.3M
Worldwide:
$21.11M
Starring
Hugh Laurie
Actor
Emilia Clarke
Actor
David Thewlis
Actor
Awards
European Film Awards 2023
— Best Animated Feature
Key opinion
The Amazing Maurice is a visually charming but tonally inconsistent adaptation that struggles to balance its source material's darker, ironic wit with a simplified, family-friendly narrative. While the voice performances and animation quality receive praise, the film's pacing, narrative structure, and fidelity to Pratchett's original vision draw mixed reactions.
| Acting | The original voice cast, including Hugh Laurie, is widely praised for bringing charisma and nuance to their respective characters. | |
| Production | The animation style is consistently lauded for its visual appeal, pleasant aesthetic, and high technical quality. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided, with some viewers appreciating the clever, meta-fictional humor while others find the plotting to be unoriginal, derivative, or burdened by clichés. | |
| Adaptation | The film's fidelity to the source material is polarizing, as fans of Terry Pratchett criticize the removal of thematic depth and the softening of the book's darker, cynical tone. | |
| Pacing | The narrative pacing and character development are frequently criticized for feeling rushed, disjointed, or lacking a clearly defined protagonist. | |
| Accessibility | The film's target audience is a subject of debate, as the mature, sometimes violent, or overly complex themes often clash with its presentation as a standard animated family adventure. |