Horton Hears a Who!

“Horton hears more than anyone believes.”

6.5

2008

1h 26m

AnimationComedyFamilyAdventureFantasy

Director: Jimmy Hayward

Overview

An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, who thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle.

Cast

Horton (voice)

Jim Carrey

Horton (voice)

Mayor (voice)

Steve Carell

Mayor (voice)

Kangaroo (voice)

Carol Burnett

Kangaroo (voice)

Vlad (voice)

Will Arnett

Vlad (voice)

Morton (voice)

Seth Rogen

Morton (voice)

Councilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice)

Dan Fogler

Councilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice)

Dr. Mary Lou Larue (voice)

Isla Fisher

Dr. Mary Lou Larue (voice)

Tommy (voice)

Jonah Hill

Tommy (voice)

Sally O'Malley (voice)

Amy Poehler

Sally O'Malley (voice)

Mrs. Quilligan (voice)

Jaime Pressly

Mrs. Quilligan (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Charles Osgood

Narrator (voice)

Rudy (voice)

Josh Flitter

Rudy (voice)

Reviews

r96sk

A bit rubbish, this. There are some parts of <em>'Horton Hears a Who!'</em> that I don't mind, though for the most part I found this 2008 flick to be very boring. Jim Carrey, who I am a fan of, is a let down in this role, the whole side of the story involving Carrey's Horton became so uninteresting to me. The bits with (the also underwhelming, just less so) Steve Carell's Mayor hold the most intrigue, though the barrage of Horton (also you'd expect, in fairness) meant that I couldn't even get into that part of the story. The rest of the cast, despite some well known names, aren't good either. I evidently do have an iffy history with Dr. Seuss film adaptations, with only <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cat-in-the-hat-2003/" rel="nofollow">The Cat in the Hat</a>'</em> - I know, I'm in the heavy minority with it but don't @ me 😂 - being a film that I truly enjoy. This one is a disappointment, unfortunately.

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