Koty Ermitazha

I feel like kids films are going to be a trial ground for producers, companies and studios to see if audiences will consume AI content without noticing it's AI. That's what this movie felt like...a film written, structured, and performed by AI...and there's a couple of others I've watched on Netflix recently that feel similar.

It felt extremely unemotional and detached. The structure felt formulaic but in a way that just didn't feel like humans were behind it making the said formulaic mistakes, if that makes sense? Performances felt like they were built on a voice artist recording their voice for 2 hours and then AI increased the vocabulary and filled in the blanks. Just an incredibly aloof feeling watching this. My 4 year old said it was boring. Kids are human too and know when something is wafer thin.

What starts off a bit of an adventure turns out is pretty much no way connected to the main story apart from two characters. After they abandoned that idea they create a plot line to change the scene to a completely different country. Here it then basically became a russian propaganda video. If this was made by the Heritage gallery then I wouldn't be surprised. The plot then dissolved into loads of sub plots that have no purpose, they introduce a love interest for the main character for no interest and then the plot twist at the end is so stupid you question if you fell asleep and missed a bit.

I went into the cinema with a headache and When I when I came out, it was gone because the movie was more painful. I wish I was blind while watching this movie. The voice acting was horrible. It seems like the kind of narrative I wrote in primary school. I can't believe Reading Cinemas let this in. If I was a teacher scoring this movie I would've given it to 20%. I would tell the student to go work at McDonald's because there would be no hope for them. The only positive is, that is how hard we laughed at the reviews, writing them. Biting, my tongue was more enjoyable than watching this movie. It seems like some sort of 2012 series on Netflix. They wouldn't let criminals watch this movie, because it would be considered cruel and unusual punishment. If it was possible, I would give it a zero it doesn't deserve the one star that you're forcing me to give it. If anyone has plans of going to this movie, cancel it and fly to another country. At the start of the movie, the screen was black and it wasn't working. I wish it happened throughout the whole movie because watching it made me rethink my life decisions. The moral of the story is to read reviews before you watch a movie. If you're thinking about bringing anyone you love to this don't. Watching this movie I thought I had died and gone to hell, and this was my punishment. Cinemas needs to watch movies before they let them into the cinema. Do not watch this movie. I'm begging you.

A fellow parent invited me and my little to see this and we both came out with regrets 😂 Poorly-animated with incompetent voice work, and an incoherent and convoluted narrative. Certain plot points (Cleopatra's seemingly low self esteem related to perceived rejection by the opposite sex, I'm not kidding) also struck me as not the greatest message for kids. There is little to latch on to as enjoyable save for the depictions of art and mentions of well-known artists. I am honestly confused as to how this didn't go straight to Netflix, but once it ends up there you should probably still avoid it.

We took our grandchildren, ages 8 & 6, to see this film. They enjoyed the story, characters & could identify some of the paintings being featured, especially the 'Mona Lisa'! The central character experiences quite a few hair-raising adventures, and must work his way between the demands of friendship and danger, and is finally rewarded by the love of a beautiful lady.

We also enjoyed the film, having visited The Hermitage in St. Petersburg several times, pre-COVID19.

If I had any criticism, it would be the voices chosen for English-Language dubbing. A bewildering mix of Irish, Scots & Middle American do not sit well with the characters & there are more than enough well trained voiceover actors to be found in either Russia or the Baltic Republics who would have done a far better job.