Epic

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Original title: Epic
Year: 2013
Running time: 102 min.
Country: United States
Director: Chris Wedge
Screenwriter: Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember , James V. Hart (Book: William Joyce)
Music: Danny Elfman
Cinematography: Animation, Renato Falcão
Cast: Animation
Producer: 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios
Genre: Animation. Adventure. Fantasy | Nature. Insects. 3D
Movie Groups: Blue Sky Studios
Synopsis / Plot: A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world — and ours

Awards: 2013: Annie Awards: 5 nominations, including Best Film

2013: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Animation Film

2013: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best Animated Film

Critics' reviews

"While it might not amount to epic animated filmmaking in terms of scope and invention, 'Epic' (...) nevertheless makes for pleasantly engaging viewing"

Michael Rechtshaffen: The Hollywood Reporter
"A reasonably entertaining, adeptly crafted kidpic whose biggest crime is its near pathological reliance on overfamiliar tropes and trappings"

Andrew Barker: Variety
"As beautiful as it is, 'Epic' is fatally lacking in visceral momentum and dramatic edge"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"I had the sensation of sitting through a fourth-grade school play that contained no children of my own: the very definition of a nightmare (...) Rating: ★½ (out of five)"

Kyle Smith: New York Post
"It's difficult to keep its story and characters, or even its visual design, in your mind's eye, in part because the five credited screenwriters overload the narrative with incident and threatening complication (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
"While it’s not a crossover classic, this has enough wit and charm to entertain both big and little people (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"

Anna Smith: Empire

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