The Boxtrolls

2014 animated movie

Rating: 15/20 (Abbey: ?/20; Buster: ?/20)

Plot: An orphaned boy is raised by subterranean trolls wearing boxes who some ugly guy wants to kill in order to gain admittance into a cheese fraternity.

Well, at least they're not Minions.

Creative, visually wondrous, and oft grotesque, The Boxtrolls was fun even if it didn't have a terrible original story. I liked the humor and the darkness that squished around the corners, and I'm not sure this was really intended for children, like most good cartoons. Buster was bored anyway.

This movie isn't as good as Coraline but beats Paranorman.


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