An American Tail

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Alicia Jun 8, 2022 Love this childhood favorite! See more Teddy B @RT90521672 4 days ago Rather too dour and melancholic to be likeable, yet not serious enough, 'An American Tail' boasts beautiful animation weighed unevenly with a depressing, repetitive script and thin, neutral allegory. Fievel is a bland, unchanging character in the same vein as Oliver Twist, except he is not surrounded with as many fascinating characters or as compelling a plot as the latter that makes that story worth experiencing. Bluth doesn't fully commit to his allegory on Jewish immigration, no doubt inspired by producer Spielberg's heritage; it would have been more admirable had the film faced the terrors that come with antisemitism head-on. If he fully committed to being depressing, rather than copping out at the end, he could have added a couple of deaths to show the monumental personal cost of immigrating to a strange and prejudiced land, but instead we are stuck in a kiddie-film purgatory where all the cats do is chase, gnash their fangs and flash their yellow eyes in the dark menacingly. See more Caleb K @CalebTheMovieWatcher729 Oct 16, 2026 This movie is incredibly irritating. Not only is the protagonist unbearably annoying, but it drags on needlessly for so long, which is a true testament to how boring this movie is given the fact that it is only 80 minutes long. The movie is constantly finding excuses for its own continuance. For instance, the plot centers around the protagonist's attempt to reunite with his family after getting separated on transit to America and there are several instances in the film in which that central conflict would resolve itself if a certain character would just turn around or be looking in a different direction. I also expected this movie to speck to the hardships immigrants in the early 1900s faced, but if it does, it does so in the most lukewarm way imaginable. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 27, 2026 An American Tail = a *4* star Movie! See more Mickey B @Mickerdoo Aug 19, 2026 I don’t like cats, either. A fine animated family movie. A little aggressive at some points. Songs weren’t too bad. See more Lincoln L @Linkolnbio2 Aug 17, 2026 It's enjoyable, It is fun, entertaining, and holds your attention throughout. See more Read all reviews

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