![]() ![]() The desperate mayor (Hugh Bonneville) is willing to pay fifty cents for every dead rat. They arrive at the strangely silent town of Bad Blintz. Keith (Himesh Patel), a clumsy orphan with serious flute skills, charms the mesmerized vermin into the river. On cue, a swarm of rodents invades to scare the bejesus and savings out of the hapless frightened. Rats will bring the deadly plague and kill them all. ![]() Maurice (Hugh Laurie), a loquacious orange tabby, stirs up the deepest fears of gullible villagers. I especially got a kick out of the characters' goofy names.īased on the novel "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents" by Terry Pratchett, the film opens with a hilarious swindle in progress. There's a darker tone that hearkens back to the original wary intent of fables and folklore. The film serves as a slick CGI twist on the classic Pied Piper of Hamelin. The Amazing Maurice will have you in stitches as a clever take on fairy tales, anthropomorphized animals, and predictable plot structures. A smooth-talking con artist cat and his merry band of equally sentient rodents find big trouble while attempting to scam a desperate medieval town. ![]()
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