Igor

Strange and ugly animated effort is certainly distinctive, but I’m not sure its distinctions are really notable ones – it certainly feels compromised, as if a slightly more daring and acerbic project had been sanitised to a more kiddie friendly rendering, but not all the sharp edges had been dulled properly, leaving its tone and intent muddy and unclear. With this cast, and a clear affection for the old time monster movies ala YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, this could have been more enjoyable, but as it is it remains an intriguing but unsatisfying fish-nor-fowl. Side note – has Cusack always sounded so much like Albert Brooks, or is he paying deliberate homage?