The BoxTrolls is a refreshing animated film: the colour palette is dour and gloomy, the stop-motion animation is sublimely fluid, and the 3D is used reasonably subtly and does not try to fling everything at the audience. Some quirky British voice talent gives the film an edge, and there is some lovely design - Cheesebridge is a gloriously designed town that mixes Dickens with Mittel-Europe, and the BoxTrolls' underground lair is a delight. Whilst the obligatory musical number is quite awful, and the BoxTrolls themselves are only one step away from the Minions, overall the movie has enough design and story interest to make it stand out from the current CG crowd.
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