The Amazing Maurice

2022
PG
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Hugh Laurie in The Amazing Maurice (2022)

This story follows Maurice, a goofy streetwise cat, who has the perfect money-making scam. He finds a dumb-looking kid who plays a pipe and has his very own horde of rats, who are strangely literate.

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Computer Animation Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

A streetwise cat and his gang of rats come up with the perfect money making scheme.A streetwise cat and his gang of rats come up with the perfect money making scheme.A streetwise cat and his gang of rats come up with the perfect money making scheme.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

Maurice
(voice)

Emilia Clarke

Malicia
(voice)

David Thewlis

Boss Man
(voice)
…

Himesh Patel

Keith
(voice)

Gemma Arterton

Peaches
(voice)

Ariyon Bakare

Darktan
(voice)

Joe Sugg

Sardines
(voice)

Julie Atherton

Nourishing
(voice)

Hugh Bonneville

The Mayor
(voice)

Rob Brydon

The Pied Piper
(voice)

Peter Serafinowicz

Death
(voice)

David Tennant

Dangerous Beans
(voice)

Florian Westermann

Ratcatcher Billy
(voice)

Toby Genkel

Ratcatcher Ron
(voice)

Megan Giglia

In-Brine
(voice)

Leona Liberty

Sell-By
(voice)

Julia Stuart

Encouraging Clan Rat
(voice)

Giles New

Blintz Vendor
(voice)
…

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Trivia
The film was made during the pandemic by animation studios in Sheffield and Hamburg, with all the animators working remotely. A new pipeline was created specifically for the production. Not a day was lost from the schedule, and the film delivered precisely on time.

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There is a statement at the end of the closing credits: "GNU Terry Pratchett." This is a semaphore code in the Discworld that honors the deceased, and serves as a dedication to Discworld creator Pratchett.

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9/10

A successful adaptation

Being a fan of Terry Pratchett's work, I felt slightly apprehensive when I heard that The Amazing Maurice is being made into a family film. The end result, however, is as entertaining and charming as I could hope for!

There have been some changes, of course, but the spirit of the book is pretty intact, even if somewhat lighter. The visual jokes are in line with Pratchett's style of humour, and the grim and sad tones of the story get through without getting too upsetting.

Most of the character designs are really good, the only really disappointing one being Malicia's needle-thin-with-a-massive-bobble-head design that is so typical of 3D animations of the past decade.

All in all I'm positively surprised with the film!