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Trumpet of the Swan, The

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 15 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Family/Kids
Written by: E.B. White (book)
Directed by: Richard Rich
Release Date:
Theatrical: May 11, 2001
DVD: July 31, 2001
Running Time: 75 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: G for General Audiences
Starring Jeffrey Schoeny, Jason Alexander, Mary Steenburgen, Seth Green, Carol Burnett, and Joe Mantegna
Based on the classic children's book by E.B. White, this is the tale of a trumpeter swan named Louis who learns to speak to the world with a trumpet stolen from a music store by his father.
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What The Critics Said
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Boston Globe Jay Carr
The film is gentle and carries a simple moral.
The New York Times Stephen Holden
A bland, well-meaning mishmash that never coheres into a dramatic whole.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
An innocuous family feature that's too little/too late in the fast-moving world of feature animation.
Read Full Review >Variety Jeremy Arnold
Bland animated musical offers little to charm adults with fond memories of the book, and even tykes are likely to become bored by the halfway point.
Read Full Review >Film.com Tom Keogh
As with most non-Disney animated features, Trumpet of the Swan does make the Mouse look like a genius.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Jan Stuart
Nothing quite works about The Trumpet of the Swan, one of those animated films that make you realize how hard it is to strike the right tone for a family film.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
At times, both swans and humans appear oddly out of sync with their flat backgrounds, while the film's few musical flights of fancy never achieve visual liftoff.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Upbeat but generic songs (one performed by Little Richard) and jazz lines add a little energy but the film feels less like a feature than an expensive ad for the upcoming video.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Gregory Weinkauf
A shame, this frenetic mess, as there were loads of reasons to be hopeful.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
A clumsy, witless cartoon version of E.B. White's rather uncelebrated children's story.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Steven C. gave it a 0:
You will fall asleep in it.
