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February 6, 2009

‘Coraline' is visually dazzling but dull

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

“Coraline,” the first stop-motion animated film to be conceived and shot in 3-D, is visually dazzling, as you'd expect — but strangely joyless.

CORALINE

Director: Henry Selick

Voice cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, Robert Bailey Jr.

Rating: PG for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor

Running time: 100 minutes
Henry Selick previously directed “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “James and the Giant Peach” for producer Tim Burton, and the darkness that permeates “Coraline” definitely calls to mind Burton's trademark twisted sensibility.


 
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