Great cast, but 'Orion and the Dark' still a bit much
A derivative story of an 11-year-old boy named Orion (a very good Jacob Tremblay), who is afraid of the dark, and of everything else, apparently.
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A derivative story of an 11-year-old boy named Orion (a very good Jacob Tremblay), who is afraid of the dark, and of everything else, apparently.
DreamWorks AnimationBeing John Malkovich scribe Charlie Kaufman has a singular voice and most modern CG animated movies look and sound alike, which leaves Orion and the Dark stuck in a middle ground between the distinctive and the generic. An adaptation of Emma Yarlett’s book that’s written by Kaufman and directed by first-time helmer Sean Charmatz, the Netflix feature, which premieres Feb. 2, boasts the idiosyncratic anxiety, depression, and angst of its author’s work and the bouncy tone and ma
Charlie Kaufman’s new Netflix animated film introduces you to Dark, Light, Quiet, Sleep, Insomnia, and a litany of themes and concepts Pixar already did—and did better.