The Fox & The Child (2007/New Line/Warner DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: D Film: C+
Luc
Jacquet is trying to make a niche for himself in nature films with some kind of
story, as he previously did with March
Of The Penguins, a hit you can read more about at this link:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/5199/March+Of+The+Penguins+(aka+La
His more
recent film The Fox & The Child
(2007) is narrated for this U.S. release by Kate Winslet and the child in this
case is a 10-year-old girl who befriends the title animal. It can be cute and amusing and is not too
sappy. It is also just child-safe
enough, though it is also a bit boring at times and might only appeal to young
ladies around the age of the protagonist.
The anamorphically
enhanced 2.35 X 1 image was shot in High Definition video and has flaws and
weakness throughout in its detail and with noise patches all over the
place. It is still not a bad shoot and
you get a good heaping of nature footage, but it is a step down from the
previous March. The Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is also pushing the
sound to the thinness point. The
combination is weak but watchable. There
are no extras.
- Nicholas Sheffo
