As different as it is from it's source material, the message is still there quite clearly beneath all the beautiful visuals and wonderful music. As nice looking and sounding as the film is it gets hurt by a lot of flat-lining awkward dialogue that can't must muster up the inspirational heights that the story aims for. Stiller knows funny but doesn't always get the timing right which makes for some distracting moments of laughter that might have been better on the cutting room floor. It's a fine film with a character that's more than easy to relate to but somehow doesn't quite hit what it's aiming for.
2½ snow cats out of 5
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