EPIC TAILS
★★
OUT NOW / CERT U / 95 MINS
DIRECTOR Alaux David
CAST Kaycie Chase, Rob Beckett, Josh Widdicombe, Giovanna Fletcher
TAT, the French animation studio responsible for Madagascar knock-off The Jungle Bunch, returns for this similarly cheap-and-cheerless spin on Greek myths. It centres on mouse Pattie (Kaycie Chase), whose dreams of becoming a hero take her on a quest that involves a kraken-like sea beast, a bevy of cyclops and a robot. This English-language overdub (character mouths, jarringly, don’t move in sync with the dialogue) sees Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe voicing the gods of Mount Olympus, which may be the only saving grace for parents. Otherwise, an incoherent plot, godawful musical numbers and below-par animation is unlikely to justify any family-sized cinema ticket price.