‘Leap’ Tells a familiar story yet it does have its moments
I get to see my share of animated films each year. Many of them are good yet some fall flat. I knew little about Leap going in. Although the story it tells is nothing new, it did surprise me in a few ways. I was able to see it early and here is what I thought of it.
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You can read the plot for Leap here:
Félicie Milliner is 11 and has no money but one big, passionate dream: to become a dancer. With nothing left to lose, Félicie takes a big risk: she ‘borrows’ a spoiled brats identity and enters the Opera Ballet School. But how long can she be someone else? Mentored by the tough and mysterious cleaner, Odette , Félicie learns that talent is not enough – it takes hard work to be better than her ruthless, conniving fellow students. That and friendship. Felicie’s inventive, exhausting and charismatic best friend Victor also has a dream: becoming a famous inventor. Together, they both encourage each other to reach for the stars.
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Leap was an okay animated movie. Yet it was by no means perfect. The story was pretty predictable for the majority of it, and doesn’t get interesting until towards the finale. It was also strange to me that many times when the characters said something, you didn’t see their mouths open. The animation was pretty good, and some of the characters are rather likable. I have seen better animated films, but I think kids will like it.
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Leap gets 5/10. This was not a horrible film, but it wasn’t great either. There were few surprises as this tale is being told, and some of the characters were just awful. It didn’t really grab me until the finale. This was when predictability got thrown out the window, and it wasn’t clear what was going to happen next. Some people may like this movie, but I wouldn’t recommend it.
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Leap is out now. You can follow this film on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
