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Young Leonardo Da Vinci is a gifted inventor with ambitions to become a
painter as well - but all he really worries about is how to confess his
undying love to neighbour girl Lisa (who unsurprisingly is also the model
for his Mona Lisa). And then her father's mill burns to the ground,
and the landlord demands Lisa's hand in marriage for his son as settlement
should her dad be unable to pay his debt. Fortunately, Leo has just
learned about a pirate treasure not far off the coast that had so far been
deemed unretrievable, but fortunately Leonardo has just developed a diving
suit that could make recovery a distinct possibility. So he, Lisa, and two
street urchins go to the island nearest where the treasure's supposed to
be ... and find a sunken pirate ship but no treasure. But for Lisa's sake,
Leonardo won't give up the search and soon finds clues to where the
treasure actually is located. There's just one problem: Just around the
corner and out of our heroes' sight, a pirate ship is anchored, and the
pirate watch Leonardo's every step, being very well aware what he's up to
and convinced he will succeed - to then relieve him of the treasure ... Now
a few things up front, basically Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa is
a computer animated kiddie feature, and on a technical level, it's not on
par with the exploits of Pixar,
nor is it as spirited narratively as the best films of that studio - and
that said, this film on hand has plenty to go for it: Its designs are
simply beautiful, both of its rather authentic looking locations and of
Leonardo's steampunky inventions. And while the story might not be
super-original its told in a light-footed and fast paced way so to keep
the audience entertained throughout. And sure, this film takes many a
liberty with the life of one of the greatest inventors of his time,
probably all times - but then again this is an animated family feature and
not a documentary, made chiefly for entertainment purposes, and in that it
succeeds.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
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