Kirikou and the Sorceress

TAn enchanting, life-affirming animation of love and redemption, made with no small measure of maturity and care - along with an all too rare respect for the art of storytelling.

A marvel for eye and ear.

This charming animated feature is a welcome antidote to the relentless cutesiness inherent in so many child-oriented toons.

A welcome antidote to anodyne Hollywood cartooning.

It's a great package: salutary, short (74 minutes) and sweet.

Kirikou and the Sorceress's surprising honesty about the banality of evil makes the movie -- even with all its magic -- feel truly authentic.

One of the best animated movies of the last few decades and certainly one the most original, it comes with the highest possible recommendation.

The film itself is a visual masterwork, both innovative and endlessly creative in design and execution.

An enchanting, life-affirming animation of love and redemption, made with no small measure of maturity and care -- along with an all too rare respect for the art of storytelling.

The two-dimensional drawings with the characters usually in profile look like folk art and have the feel of a children's book.