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Title: CINEMATIC HAIRBALL
Review: Something tells me Dr. Seuss would not have been happy with this ridiculously crude version of his beloved tale. Aside from its shameless promotion of the studio which produced it and the mention of the movie's pop soundtrack, this film is just too off color to be a kid's film. With several profanity references and some crude bodily humor, one wonders why they felt they had to include such nonsense. Visually, the movie is delightful to behold with its garish colors and some nifty special effects. Dakota Fanning and Spencer Breslin are perfect as the kids, and Alec Baldwin does a nice turn as the nasty slovenly boyfriend. But Mike Myers is just too out of control and self parodying, and Sean Hayes is a real waste as the hygienically concerned boss, but he's delightful in the voice of the fish. I wouldn't want my kids to see it; it's just not in the true spirit of the Seuss books which inspired it.
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