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Title: Some pleasing settings - but atrocious acting
Review: Okay, maybe it's because this was designed to be a "children's movies" and the powers that be decided acting was not a priority... I can overlook that the people in the movie are caricatures and stereotypes more than developed individuals. Okay, the main character is unbelievably good and the school master is unreasonably mean. That is to be expected. The problem for me was that every time a character opened their mouth I cringed at what came out.The plot was good, but I was amazed at how terrible the acting was. It was as if the children were asked to read their lines in the most sugary tones possible. Especially the main character.I think "children's movies" can certainly have layers to their characters and can feature actors that can actually act. Unfortunately, this is not one of those movies.
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