I Heard A Who, Too

Horton Hears a Who

I saw this film with my seven-year-old daughter last night at the old Des Moines Theater. We received a tour of the projection booth prior to the start of the film, which managed to clear up a few things about film projection for my daughter, who was raised in the celluloid-less era of video and DVD.

I wouldn’t say that this film is a perfect adaptation of the Dr. Seuss children’s classic, but it does the job and then some.

While Jim Carrey and Steve Carell amount to good casting, and perform well (Carrey as the speck-protecting elephant Horton while Carell plays the mayor of Whoville), the inspired casting is Carol Burnett as the vindictive Kangaroo and CBS Sunday Morning’s Charles Osgood as the narrator.

Horton is one of those films that will delight the little ones while at the same time providing some enjoyment for the grown-ups as well.

***½ out of 5