Based on the 1954 book of the same name "Horton Hears a Who!" by Dr Seuss has been directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino with a screenplay by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. "Horton Hears a Who!" has all the ingredients of a great adaptation with the heart and beauty that only Dr Seuss can give to all of his characters and stories. An instant classic that opens the door to more Dr Seuss CGI animation films to come.

The film tells the story of an elephant named Horton (Jim Carey), who one morning hears a cry coming from a tiny dust speck floating through the air. Stunned by the cry that he hears, Horton soon discovers that the cries belong to microscopic whos who live in the speck in a city called who-ville. But in his attempt to help the people of Who-ville find a safe place for the speck, Horton will have to go against his neighbors who think that he has lost his mind.

The presentation of the film is full of vivid colors that absorbs the mind of the audience in to the world of Dr. Seuss like never before. The sound is superb complementing the magic of the animation. First time director Jimmy Hayward, who was part of the animation team behind Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo, and Steve Martino could not have chosen a better screenplay adaptation to direct.

The selection of Jim Carey's voice to give life to Horton's was just perfect. The same can be said about Steve Carell for the voice of the Mayor of Who-ville. Aside from the voice selection which was right on the money, a lot of the credit has to go to Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul that in their adaptation of the book decided to keep Dr. Seuss' essence by maintaining the innocent humor, the human message and avoiding falling in the modern adult humor that is always repeated in this type of film in recent years.

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