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Igor (2008)
Director: Anthony Leondis
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From Time Out Chicago
Like a pesky little brother, Igor tries to ape the goth cool of Tim Burton’s early animated films (“Vincent,” “Frankenweenie”). Alas, the choice of mushy Cusack to voice Igor, the hunchbacked assistant who aspires to be a mad scientist, indicates where this goes wrong. Igor never really wants to be evil per se; he just wants to be recognized for being smart. A few inspired bits—like a monster who wants to star in Annie—can’t save this piece of candy from its gooey center. The moral of the story—it’s nice to be nice—may be true, but it ain’t goth cool.Author: Hank Sartin
Time Out Chicago Issue 186: September 18–24, 2008
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