2011 · animation · family · music
Gnomeo & Juliet
Directed by Kelly Asbury1h 24m2011
A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Our read: Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive animation · family · music entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, measured animation / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- redemptive
- tender
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