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The Great Mouse Detective

1986

John Musker, Ron Clements ...

Animation, Voice: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin ...

6.5

7,139

Animation. Mystery. Adventure. Kids. Musical It pits legendary mouse super sleuth, Basil, against Professor Ratigan, the world's greatest criminal mind. With the help of Dawson and a sweet little mouse named Olivia, Basil must outwit the ruthless rodent to save all of Mousedom. Features the voices of Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek, Candy Candido, Eve Brenner, Alan Young and Melissa Manchester.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] looks more fully animated than anything in some 30 years (...) What's fun is the carefree way the animators swing through their story (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Nina Darnton The New York Times	"The Disney formula is used undiluted, and that is how it works best. The heroes are appealing, the villains have that special Disney flair (...) and the script is witty and not overly sentimental."	POS
United States	Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times	"Modest, agreeable entertainment (...) [It] reflects the energy and enthusiasm of a talented group of young artists stretching their wings for the first time"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Hutchinson Radio Times	"An attractive idea, but rather crudely done for Disney animation (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Christian Blauvelt Slant	"'Mouse Detective' lacks any personal animation style (...) [It] looks like any cartoon produced for television (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Chris Peachment Time Out	"It is the villain who steals the heart and one is rooting for"	POS
United States	Caren Weiner Campbell Entertainment Weekly	"'The Great Mouse Detective's few tunes are unmemorable and all the action (...) is snooze-worthy. Only the incomparable Vincent Price (as Ratigan) is worth the price."	NEU
United States	Johanna Steinmetz Chicago Tribune	"This movie is cute, cute, cute (...) It is the character voices that, more than anything, move this film along"	POS

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