Abominable
Rating: 3.5/5
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes
Director: Jill Culton
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: 27.09.19 (India)
Star Cast: Chloe Bennet, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Sarah Paulson, Eddie Izzard, Albert Tsai, Tsai Chin
Plot: One fine day, teenager Yi (Chloe Bennet) notices a young and active Yeti on her apartment’s roof in Shanghai, China. She along with her friends Peng (Albert Tsai) and Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) decide to call him “Everest”. Finally, the group of friends set on an adventurous journey to the Earth’s highest point where they can reunite Yeti with his magical family members. However, in this quest to send Everest home, the trio has to be careful of a rich man named Burnish (Eddie Izzard), who wants to capture it with the help of zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson) to prove to the world his claims about the existence of Yeti.
Review: The idea of the movie Abominable seems to be a mixture of winning elements of multiple films, crafted with care by director and writer Jill Culton to make the story enjoyable. All the ingredients of the movie, including three clever but amiable children, a clumsy enduring beast, a beautiful soundtrack, and vivid colorful animation, are just amazing. It is not a matter of surprise that Dreamworks’s computer animation is outstanding. Although, the movie comes up more like an advert of Chinese tourism, manifesting the natural beauty of the country, yet it showcases that getting connected with your near and dear ones does not has any geographical boundary.
Coming to the performance of the different characters of the movie, Eddie Izzard as Burnish, a billionaire who is capable of acquiring anything he wants, does a good and impactful job. Sarah Paulson seamlessly vanishes behind the character of Dr. Zara, who is more interested in saving the Yeti. Thanks to the highly energetic performances of Chloe Bennet, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, and Albert Tsai, the characters of the lead trio of the film Yi, Jin, and Peng seem brilliantly convincing. Everest, the mythical, magical Yeti looks too cute with his furry cuddliness.
Overall, the film’s sensitivity towards family values and nature is sure to appeal to all the hearts across the world.
