The Ugly Duckling and Me Reviews

2006

Rated:
60
from 2597 members

The Hans Christian Anderson tale gets a new treatment, this time with a rat trying to exploit the talents of a little ugly duckling for profit. Read more

Starring	Morgan C. Jones, Paul Tylack, Anna Olson, Gary Hetzler
Director	Michael Hegner, Karsten Kiilerich
Genres	Animated, Children, Comedy, Family

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Despite its blocky, computer-generated visuals being about two years behind the expertise of Pixar, this contemporary... read more on Time Out
- Derek Adams,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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Ugly film that doesn't turn into a swan

This re-telling of the famous Hans Christian Anderson tale is in a word ugly. For a start it puts a yawn worthy modern take on the classic as an opportunistic rat discovers the duckling can dance (badly) and endeavours to cash in on this talent. There is none of the charm of a classic Disney or pixar film in fact it's almost completely charmless. The characters (even the hero) are not likeable and are quite irritating. The villains (a posse of rats) are standard movie fare but you wish they'd put us out of our misery by capturing the duckling and his annoying rat impressario. Just as you think things can't get worse the gallows execution scene appears to bring added horror to an already horrific film.
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 06 Jun 2008 09:10
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

tHE UGLY DUCKING AND ME

A LOVELY FAMILY FILM FOR TO WATCH
- - CAROL1 from Pontefract
  - Posted 18 Jun 2008 21:42
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

My daughter loved it.

Great one for the wee ones. Didn't har a cheap from my daughter for all the times she watched it when we had it at home!
- - A customer from Near Dumbarton
  - Posted 28 Jun 2008 06:05
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

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good

the kids liked it ok
- - scorpion
  - Posted 13 Jun 2008 16:47
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

* * * This review contains spoilers * * *ShowHide

Ugly film that doesn't turn into a swan

This re-telling of the famous Hans Christian Anderson tale is in a word ugly. For a start it puts a yawn worthy modern take on the classic as an opportunistic rat discovers the duckling can dance (badly) and endeavours to cash in on this talent. There is none of the charm of a classic Disney or pixar film in fact it's almost completely charmless. The characters (even the hero) are not likeable and are quite irritating. The villains (a posse of rats) are standard movie fare but you wish they'd put us out of our misery by capturing the duckling and his annoying rat impressario. Just as you think things can't get worse the gallows execution scene appears to bring added horror to an already horrific film.
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 06 Jun 2008 09:10

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

* * * This review contains spoilers * * *ShowHide

Ugly film that doesn't turn into a swan

This re-telling of the famous Hans Christian Anderson tale is in a word ugly. For a start it puts a yawn worthy modern take on the classic as an opportunistic rat discovers the duckling can dance (badly) and endeavours to cash in on this talent. There is none of the charm of a classic Disney or pixar film in fact it's almost completely charmless. The characters (even the hero) are not likeable and are quite irritating. The villains (a posse of rats) are standard movie fare but you wish they'd put us out of our misery by capturing the duckling and his annoying rat impressario. Just as you think things can't get worse the gallows execution scene appears to bring added horror to an already horrific film.
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 06 Jun 2008 09:10
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

tHE UGLY DUCKING AND ME

A LOVELY FAMILY FILM FOR TO WATCH
- - CAROL1 from Pontefract
  - Posted 18 Jun 2008 21:42
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

My daughter loved it.

Great one for the wee ones. Didn't har a cheap from my daughter for all the times she watched it when we had it at home!
- - A customer from Near Dumbarton
  - Posted 28 Jun 2008 06:05
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Twist On A All Time Great.

A twist on a great film which didnt need to be changed, dont know why they did it, it didnt need it and the film suffered because of it. Rent it dont buy it.
- - A customer from Chelmsford Essex
  - Posted 16 Jan 2009 19:16
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

good

the kids liked it ok
- - scorpion
  - Posted 13 Jun 2008 16:47
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Your kids will love it

This is not bad at all, its no Pixar but still highly enjoyable and my little one watched it over and over again laughing out loud
- - A customer from Scarborough
  - Posted 26 Oct 2008 10:34
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

the ugly duckling and me

watched this film with the kids whilst ironing and found myself getting strangely involved.my 10 year old thought it would be boring but ended up watching til the end.very sweet storyline. think this is suitable for younger kids especially.
- - A customer from west sussex england
  - Posted 12 Jan 2009 19:23
enjoyable if you are 4 years old

4 year old daughter enjoyed this, we, her parents did not. Quite slow getting started.
- - A customer from kent, england
  - Posted 17 Jun 2008 19:57
Great film

This is a great film, i wonder why no one else liked it

It is cute and funny

Loved it
- - bananaki from BRIGHTON
  - Posted 20 Jun 2008 20:11
Ugly Ducking

Fab family film, really fun to watch with the kids and a box of popcorn!
- - LACEY from Stevenage
  - Posted 25 Jun 2008 17:58

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Critics' reviews
Despite its blocky, computer-generated visuals being about two years behind the expertise of Pixar, this contemporary... read more on Time Out
- Derek Adams,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008