Back To The Future
Film: Mr.Peabody and Sherman
Voices of: Ty Burrell, Max
Charles, Ariel Winter
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
Duration: 1 hr 32 mins
Rating: * * * 1 / 2
Inspired by the animated
television series of the 1960’s Mr.Peabody and Sherman is a refreshing fun film for all age
groups. Produced by Dreamworks, it is a departure from the usual standard
format of animation films about the victory of the underdog. Instead, this one
takes you on a joyride.
Sherman (voice of Max Charles) is a little
boy adopted by Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell) who is a dog. But he is no ordinary
dog, he has the wisdom of Yoda, the brain of Einstein (who also features in the
film) and great physical skills as well. At school, Sherman gets into a tiff with Penny (Ariel
Winter) and gets reprimanded for the same. To resolve the issue Mr. Peabody
invites her family to his house and to impress Penny, Sherman shows her the WABAC which is
basically a time machine. From there the journey begins as they land up in
Egypt during the time of King Tutankhamun, they manage to escape that ordeal
only to land in Italy during the time of Leonardo Da vinci (Stanley Tucci).
There are other historical
events, people in the film including the Trojan War and Marie Antoinette,
Sigmund Freud and George Washington also make an appearance in this adventure.
There are a lot of jokes and fun
lines and some of them come from the most unexpected quarter at an unexpected
time. In one scene, Penny is forced to marry King Tut and when Sherman comes to save her
the astrologer says “We can’t cancel the wedding now, we have already booked
the catering!”
The quality animation, the colors
and little bit of slapstick humor will keep the kids entertained and they might
even learn a thing or two about history. Mr.Peabody and Sherman is as good an outing for the family,
as it gets.
Published in The Navhind Times on 2nd Mar 2014
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