Spoiler-free Movie Review of The Secret of Kells: My daughter has seen a great many movies, being the child of a movie geek (and a patient mom…), but once we watchedThe Secret of Kellsearlier this year, it jumped into her number one slot. Fairly easy to understand why – this is ...
Their Irish Folklore Trilogy are three of the best animated films of the 21st century, with the first, The Secret of Kells, as perhaps the most stunningly original (though Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers are both great delights). Of course, Brendan Gleeson is involved (playing Abbot Cellach...
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With his secret lover Sonja (Rhona Mitra), a vampire, at his side, Lucian leads the werewolves in a final battle to break free of enslavement -- or die trying. Directed by: Patrick Tatopoulos Also ranks #1 on Every 'Underworld' Movie, Ranked Best to Worst Also ranks #3 on All 5 ‘...
“The Secret of Kells” bucked nearly every trend in animated films at the time: It’s hand-drawn instead of computer-rendered; it’s based on an ancient manuscript rather than a toy or a fairy tale; and it embraces ambiguity rather than settling into a simple “good vs. evil” duality...
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The Secret of Kells is another European animated film that shares the making of the 9th century illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells. An Irish boy grows curious about the book and helps the monastery's monk to craft it. He is met by supernatural beings during his efforts to find the...
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Critics Consensus: Beautifully drawn and refreshingly calm, The Secret of Kells hearkens back to animation's golden age with an enchanting tale inspired by Irish mythology. Synopsis: In the remote Irish woods, Cellach (Brendan Gleeson) prepares a fortress for an impending attack by a Viking war...