Thunder, an abandoned young cat, stumbles into an old mansion operated by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Owned by a retired magician, the house is occupied by an assortment of his wacky assistants who don’t all welcome the new houseguest. But when the magician lands in the hospital and his scheming nephew puts the mansion up forThunder, an abandoned young cat, stumbles into an old mansion operated by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Owned by a retired magician, the house is occupied by an assortment of his wacky assistants who don’t all welcome the new houseguest. But when the magician lands in the hospital and his scheming nephew puts the mansion up for sale, our young hero and his new family join forces to save their House of Magic.… Expand
Movie reviews:
“Thunder” doesn’t boast a distinctive look or a cast of famous voices. But its characters are engaging and its action sequences exhilarating.
The humour is scant and there’s no real risk of peril (Grant George’s nephew and his dastardly plans seem more psychopathic than threatening). Yet when you have a film that’s colourful, easy on the eye and full of positive messages about friendship and tr
It’s a thin premise that cues much cheery knockabout comedy, with ample scope for impressively whooshy 3D tracking shots.
The story is unremarkable, but its execution zings.
The story is serviceable enough.
It is soulless, like something that has been generated by a computer programme.
Directors Ben Stassen and Jérémie Degruson have assembled so many clichés and bits borrowed from other films that “Thunder” feels like a rerun on its first viewing.
