Arjun: The Warrior Prince

Accomplished art direction, drawings and animation create a world that has magnificent palaces, fearless warriors, proud princesses, vast landscapes, regal characters and violent battles.

After years of watching embarrassingly bad animated junk, this one comes as a lovely surprise. And for that it needs to be applauded.

Even though the title character vaguely resembles Disney's Tarzan, nobody is going to mistake the less-than-state-of-the-art, computer-game-style 2-D animation for the work of the American parent, much less its Pixar subsidiary.

The animation is at times stiff and presentational, like a rushed rotoscoping job, but there's a charming majesty to the enterprise.

If you could separate spectacle from story, "Arjun" wouldn't be half bad.

We know the path on which young Arjun sets out, and we are never surprised as he continues on his way, defending himself against the cousins who demand sovereignty.

The boldest and most effective Hollywood/Bollywood meeting yet, taking the better aspects of both filmmaking schools and mixing them into something fresh and unique.

An epic, dazzling and thrilling adventure for all ages.

Fast-paced animated feature retells the story of the Mahabharata hero Arjun and his struggles to defend his Pandava family.