‘The Amazing Maurice’ Movie Review [Sundance 2023]: Rodent Fairytale Adventure Catches a Snag

Shrek co-writer Terry Rossio once struck gold with the animated fairytale cultural phenomenon. He once again returns with another fantastical story filled with jokes and talking animals in The Amazing Maurice. However, co-directors Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann can’t quite create their own magic, leaving a well-intentioned adventure that leaves the animal and human characters unsympathetic. Its biggest crime is that it simply isn’t very charming, which is a far cry from the universe that Shrek built.

'The Amazing Maurice' 2.0 star rating

‘The Amazing Maurice’ is a cat-and-rats story

'The Amazing Maurice' Maurice (voiced by Hugh Laurie) smiling while walking on a cobblestone street
Maurice (voiced by Hugh Laurie) | Viva Pictures

Maurice (voiced by House actor Hugh Laurie) is a streetsmart cat with a mind for manipulation. He uses an easily-manipulated kid named Keith (voiced by Himesh Patel), who plays the pipe. However, Maurice also takes advantage of a plague of rats with their own agenda to live peacefully amongst humans in a supposed paradise. The cat plans to make as much money off Keith and the rats as possible to achieve his own goals.

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