The Trumpet of the Swan 2001

Susan Stark, Detroit News: A shallow, tacky, finally soupy revision of a wry, noticing, resonant, elegant, deeply romantic story. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: A bland, well-meaning mishmash that never coheres into a dramatic whole. Read more

Pam Sitt, Seattle Times: Wait for this one to come out on video. Read more

Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly: Features charmless songs, junky animation, hambone voice talent. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: The movie leeches from the book most of what makes the story wonderful: The sly humour and the occasional dark edge that keeps the inherent sweetness on the safe side of sentimentality. Read more

Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: The music, an eclectic blend of jazz and contemporary music, is one of the film's strongest calling cards. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: Passable animation for the younger members of the family, but the movie never finds its own voice. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: An innocuous family feature that's too little/too late in the fast-moving world of feature animation. Read more