This funny, quirky Halloween-themed cartoon has
characters that are more three-dimensional than most live-action movies.
Part
coming-of-age drama, part comedy-mystery, and part (mild) horror movie, this is
the tale of a trio of tweens who discover a sinister secret about the place
across the street. There are a number of time-honored elements to the story. A
mean guy (voiced by Steve Buscemi) who doesn’t want anyone on his lawn. Strange
happening that only the kids notice, so the adults don’t believe them. The main
characters are sharply drawn, literally and figuratively. The script is quirky
enough to have the two boys do things like pee in a jar to avoid having to
stray from their telescope they’re using to spy. Even though they compete for
the attention of the girl, they sometimes forget to act like grownups around
her. They disagree about whether they’re too old to celebrate Halloween, but
have to worry that the younger kids won’t make it to November alive. This is
the year’s best animated feature so far.
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