Animated gem of a film is the dual story of the creation and creators of the Little Nicholas comic strip and the adventures of their character as well. Sweet little animated film begins with the creation of the Little Nicholas comic strip and then moves into the adventures of the little guy and his friends.
This film is a delight. It’s a “hand drawn” film that is certain to put a smile on your face. It’s a celebration of a creation and the creators that is just a lot of fun. I just chuckled my way through the film from start to finish.
While the film is good fun from start to finish, I’m not going to lie and say it’s perfect. The sections of the films on creators René Goscinny, and Jean-Jacques Sempé where Nicholas isn’t involved are less compelling. Yes they are good, but the problem is its about the life of grown ups which makes them less fun that Nicholas. The Nicholas stuff is a blast and I’m so annoyed that I never ran into him before this.(I will have to track reprints down)
If you need to smile you need to see this.
While the film is on the festival circuit (it opens Animation First in NYC in January) it is opening Friday in Los Angeles in order to qualify for an Oscar and is the film is absolutely worth your time. It
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