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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

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1,954

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564

2008

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17
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  78
  
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  3
  
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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.8833

Avg Critic Score:2.8574

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Rank 4 Reviews

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ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)

"Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who" is an inspired cinematic adaptation that improves on the book in a way that a movie of this magnitude should. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)

Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

This is animation most animate, a kid-pic so rare, that even adults will fall off their chairs! ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

A joyous and kind-hearted romp with Horton the caring elephant who is on a mission of mercy for the small ones. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)

Succeeds where previous Dr. Seuss adaptations have fallen short, most notably by using animation -- fluid, elastic, genuinely Seussian animation -- to tell the story. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)

E! Online (Glenn Gaslin)

It works. As a kid flick, as a legitimate comedy, as a worthy extrapolation from the original book. The rendering of Theodor Seuss Geisel's characters and worlds here feel remarkably lifelike and put rerecent live-action monstrosities to shame. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at E! Online (Glenn Gaslin)

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Critic Reviews continued...

Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)

It's so funny and good-natured that I can't imagine anybody not smiling through it. Not even a Grinch. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)

Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)

with resilience and elan that merge into an oddball grace, and Carell is more touching as the beleaguered Whoville mayor with 96 daughters ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)

Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

's the very best Blue Sky to date. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

Beliefnet (Nell Minow)

They finally got Dr. Seuss right in this warm-hearted and heart-warming story of the elephant who is "faithful 100 percent" and the world on a little speck of dust that he rescues. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Beliefnet (Nell Minow)

About.com (Rebecca Murray)

is lovable and embraceable (like the film's main character) and touchingly funny. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)

Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

would get first dibs on any future movie productions of the Theodor Seuss Geisel canon. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)

Although he's often over-the-top in some of his films, to his credit Carrey puts his ego aside in this movie and lets Horton be the star of the film just as he was written to be. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)

Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)

[The filmmakers] capture the whimsy of Seuss' drawings and add a nice tactile feel. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)

Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)

Delightfully frivolous, but grounded in reality, this inventive animation based on the Dr Seuss story, will amuse, enchant and inspire one and all - no matter how big or small. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)

USA Today (Claudia Puig)

is razzle-dazzling and artful, and it builds on Seuss' words by the clever cart-full. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)

Seattle Times (Tom Keogh)

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.' ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Seattle Times (Tom Keogh)

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Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)

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. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)

Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)

For the first time, Hollywood has made a whimsical, witty, feature-length version of Dr. Seuss that's neither overblown nor smutty nor emotionally hollow. ...read the complete Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)

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