Mia and the Migoo

Mia and the Migoo
Directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Produced by Eric Beckman
David Jesteadt
Written by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Starring John DiMaggio
Matthew Modine
Vincent Angello
Wallace Shawn
Whoopi Goldberg
James Woods
Amanda Misquez
Music by Serge Besset
Edited by Hervé Guichard
Production
company
Distributed by GKIDS
Release dates
  • December 10, 2008 (2008-12-10)
Running time
91 minutes
Country France
Italy
Language French
Italian
English
Box office $16,975[1]

Mia and the Migoo (French: 'Mia et le Migou', Italian: Mià e il Migù) is a 2008 French-Italian animated film produced by Folimage and directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. The film is about a young girl's search for her father in a tropical paradise, threatened by the construction of a gigantic hotel resort. The English version stars the voices of Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew Modine, Wallace Shawn, James Woods, John DiMaggio, and Amanda Misquez.[2] The film won the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature at the 22nd European Film Awards.[3] The English version a limited released in the United States on 27 March 2011 and opened to generally mixed critical reviews.

Synopsis

At a remote construction site in Latin America, an American developer named Jekhide attempts to build a resort, however the site is attacked by a mysterious force, causing several workers to get trapped underground. One of the worker's daughters Mia has a premonition. So after saying a few words of parting at her mother's grave, she sets out on a journey across mountains and jungles to search for her father. She goes to a witch who shows her the way and along the way she meets and befriends a tribe of giant called the Migoos.

Cast

Release

This film opened in France on December 10, 2008. It later premiered at the New York International Children's Film Festival on February 27, 2009 and the U.S. premiere was held in New York City on March 25, 2011.

The film was released on DVD by Entertainment One in North America on August 7, 2012.

Box office

The English-language version of the film had a limited release on April 22, 2011, only earning $16,975.

Reception

While the French release was received favorably, the U.S. version received generally mixed reviews, with criticism focused on the film's crude humor and dark elements, while some praise was focused on the animation. This film has a 38% rating on the film critics aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[4]

Kyle Smith of New York Post gave this film 1 out of 4 stars and said that "Mia and the Migoo" is far too childish to intrigue adults yet too slow and dull for kids.

Shawn Levy of The Oregonian gave this film a C- and wrote, "It's lovely, truly, but so heavy-handed and slipshod that it's probably best enjoyed with the sound off -- an option they're not likely to offer at the movie theater".[5]

On the positive side, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times gave this film a 3/5 stars and said that "trying to parse meaning in "Mia" is secondary to its main point, which is its look, created with 500,000 hand-drawn frames".

References

  1. "Mia and the Migoo Box Office earnings". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  2. McLean, Thomas (16 March 2011). "Girerd’s ‘Mia and the Migoo’ Gets Spring Release in U.S.". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. Meza, Ed (2009-12-12). "'White Ribbon' is a fav at European Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  4. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mia_et_le_migou/
  5. Levy, Shawn (12 May 2011). "'Mia and the Migoo' review: ecologically-oriented animated film is lovely but daft". The Oregonian. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

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