Steve Martino

With their impeccable timing and incredibly expressive voices, Carrey and Carell are the perfect combo to play Horton and the Mayor. They capture their characters' sense of awe and insecurity. The film expands the book's character pool to create a huge family for the Mayor: He has a wife (Amy Poehler) and 96 daughters. Also, Jo Jo (Jesse McCartney) is now the Mayor's loner, misunderstood son instead of a random Who. There are other differences between the original text and the film, but most show more work just fine to pad the story.

What's especially refreshing is that, by keeping the adaptation animated, there are no costumed actors to distract from the story's positive message. Horton firmly keeps the focus on his promise to protect the Whos because he believes in the inherent value of all beings. That's a powerful -- and difficult -- concept for very young kids to grasp, but somehow Dr. Seuss (channeled by this big-studio production) makes the lesson both approachable and very entertaining. Written by Commonsense Media show less

Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.
Rated G however mild frightening scene at end of movie

Carlitos, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus y el resto de la adorada banda de los Peanuts debutan en la gran pantalla de una manera como nunca los habíamos visto: en una sensacional animación en 3D de última generación. Carlitos, el desvalido personaje más querido del mundo, se embarca en un viaje épico y heroico, mientras que su amigo del alma, el adorable sabueso Snoopy, se eleva hasta los cielos para enfrentarse a su archienemigo, el Barón Rojo.

En esta divertida aventura animada, Horton es un elefante alegre y juguetón que atiende al grito de ayuda de una mota de polvo que flota en el aire. Pronto descubrirá que, por increíble que parezca, dentro de dicha mota se encuentra el pueblo de Villaquién, una pequeña ciudad habitada por diminutos personajes metidos en grandes problemas. Horton deberá enfrentarse a los peligros de la selva para proteger a sus nuevos amigos..