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SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS Send This Review to a Friend
As a film for kids, "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" doesn't pack a whole lot of excitement. The animation is attractive although hardly revolutionary, but the story is merely functional. Sinbad is a rogue. Eris is the goddess of chaos. Marina is the beauty who is to marry Proteus, long Sinbad's pal. Conflict arises. Sinbad is framed for stealing the priceless Book of Peace, really the work of Eris, and Proteus, believing in Sinbad's innocence, offers to die in his place if Sinbad doesn't return from his quest to get the treasure back. Meanwhile, Marina falls sinfully for Sinbad. Got all that?
When someone bids another to "look into my eyes" that's not hard. Eyes are emphasized in this animation, which makes them like oversized saucers. Once you get accustomed to looking at the characters, their voices become the mainstays. In that respect, the film, directed by Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore, is fortunate. Catherine Zeta-Jones has a warm, romantic voice as Marina. Michelle Pfeiffer's voice is all mischief and evil as Eris. Brad Pitt has the earnest voice of Sinbad and Joseph Fiennes makes a solid-sounding Proteus.
There's action along with romance and the dull talk about loyalty, but overall the film is very tame measured against the hyped-up demands of today. That may not be a bad thing artistically. A DreamWorks Pictures release.
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