A Monster In Paris (2011) 7/10

Starring : Vanessa Paradis, Adam Goldberg, Jay Harrington, Danny Huston, Bob Balaban, Madeline Zima, Catherine O’Hara, Matthew Geczy, Sean Lennon
Director : Bibo Bergeron
Running Time : 90 mins

Projectionist Emile (Harrington) and inventor Raoul (Goldberg) join forces to help hunt down a monster that is terrorising Paris in 1910, with the aid of performer Lucille (Paradis), they soon discover that the creature is in fact nothing more than a giant harmless flea and must help protect it from the evil ministrations of mayoral candidate Victor Maynott (Huston), who wants to use the monster to scare the public into re-electing him.

This was a surprisingly fun-filled family movie that, like most kids films, takes the side of the monster and humanises him as much as possible. The action sequences are well thought through, and the characters are likeable and interesting, meaning that adults will enjoy this as well as children.

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