The animation's ok. I didn't like Jim Carrey. I thought he was a distraction.

Full Review | Mar 17, 2008

The sad thing is that this Horton doesn't stick by its central message -- that every voice counts -- the way Horton sticks to the Whos. It pretends to, but the sincerity is just too scary to commit to fully.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 14, 2008

The team behind Ice Age capture the Seussian visuals without squishing emotions or squelching the sing-songy language. Listen closely: It's the sound of a million Who fans cheering.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2008

Frequently charming, beautifully drawn and far more faithful in spirit to the source material than those dreadful Ron Howard-Brian Grazer productions.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2008

This Horton Hears a Who! never loses sight of the simple but perennially powerful theme at the heart of Seuss' tale: 'a person's a person, no matter how small.'

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 14, 2008

The movie proves a funny, elevating ride that should beguile the young and keep their parents or grandparents enthralled too. For once, the G rating stands for Glorious.

| Mar 14, 2008

doesn't have the brisk economy of the original book, but the animated Horton feels nevertheless close to the sweet, quirky heart of Dr. Seuss.

| Mar 14, 2008

Yes, Horton Hears a Who! has been dragged into the modern age, nowhere near as hyperactively as the Shrek movies, but not without damage.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/6 | Mar 14, 2008

Horton Hears a Who! is razzle-dazzling and artful, and it builds on Seuss' words by the clever cart-full.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 14, 2008

When Horton sticks to the sweet, funny spirit of its source, though, all's right with the worlds, big and little.

Full Review | Mar 14, 2008

This is animation most animate, a kid-pic so rare, that even adults will fall off their chairs!

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 14, 2008

On the 14th of March, from the Land of L.A., comes a film based on Seuss that I'm happy to say, isn't overblown junk like The Cat in The Hat -- a movie that messed with the book and fell flat.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2008

Compared with those mega-budget predecessors, the adaptation sticks pretty close to the text and tone of the book, faithful enough to earn its just reward.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2008

Horton Hears a Who! brings a masterwork into the here and now with both respect and wide-eyed enthusiasm. So smart, so stimulating, so much fun.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 14, 2008

It's a relief then that writers Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio have fun with the belief that all humor doesn't have to be of the wink-nudge variety to appeal to adults in the 'plex.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 14, 2008

Directors Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino direct with a keen eye for bringing Dr. Seuss' whimsical drawings and humanistic message to CG life.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 14, 2008

It's so funny and good-natured that I can't imagine anybody not smiling through it. Not even a Grinch.

| Original Score: A- | Mar 14, 2008

Your enjoyment of this G-rated enterprise will have everything to do with how much you're willing to overlook: how much story padding, how many references to Henry Kissinger or Apocalypse Now or MySpace. Does Seuss need any of this?

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 14, 2008

If you're willing to ignore the Hollywood gloss and enjoy the cinematic experience, you'll find a Horton that's faithful, if not 100 percent, to the spirit of the beloved children's classic.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2008

The tolerance and loopy poetry of the beloved book by Dr. Seuss have been nicely captured in this CGI adaptation.

| Mar 14, 2008