Fresh
It's a good thing this breezy animated adventure lasts only slightly more than 70 minutes. Children will no doubt enjoy its simple tale, but would probably grow restless if it went on for a minute longer.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Once Upon a Forest
An adventurous race against time!
1993 · 1h 11m · G
Adventure, Animation, Family
Directed by
Charles Grosvenor
Overview
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
Director and cast
- Charles Grosvenor Director
- Michael Crawford as Cornelius
- Ben Vereen as Phineas
- Ellen Blain as Abigail
- Benji Gregory as Edgar (voice) (as Ben Gregory)
- Paige Gosney as Russell
- Elisabeth Moss as Michelle (voice) (as Elizabeth Moss)
- Paul Eiding as Abigail's Father
- Janet Waldo as Edgar's Mom
- Susan Silo as Russell's Mom
- Will Estes as Willy (voice) (as Will Nipper)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
19%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Respect for nature and the environment is a message that no one would quarrel with, but this is yet another example of a movie that can't or won't differentiate between technology and the use to which it is put.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
The characters are not memorable; the songs are lame and the drawing style is pedestrian.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
It contains a dire message: Man is destroying nature and progress is evil. It is hard to know what small children, the film's intended audience, are supposed to do with this idea. Nag their parents about recycling? Work it out in nightmares?
Johanna Steinmetz, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
While an agreeable enough effort in most respects, pic is a bit dark and somber to be terrifically appealing to kids, and could have used bigger doses of humor and music.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
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