As I have (probably) mentioned in an earlier post, the concept of foreign films either excites people or scares them away. And yes, many foreign films are a bit odd, but we have to also take into consideration that American films have the tendency to be repetitive and bland. It's nice to see a film once in a while that is charming, clever, and throughly enjoyable. A Town Called Panic embodies all three of these characteristics.
The story centers on the main character known as "Horse", simply because he is a brown horse who talks and can do a lot of other human things, such as drive a weird little car with tiny wheels. He lives in a tall house with two other guys named Cowboy and Indian, who are best friends that mean well but are consistently getting into trouble. Horse eventually meets Ms. Longray, a female horse who runs the local music school and wants Horse to take piano lessons. He sees this as an opportunity to impress her, but when Cowboy and Indian try to make Horse a barbecue for his birthday, they accidentally order 50 million bricks instead of 50, and this sets off a chain of events that cause Cowboy, Indian, and Horse to embark on an epic journey to put things back in order among the rural hills of their town.
The entire film is stop-motion, which makes it extra cool, because it hints at how the creators of the film truly spent a lot of time on bringing the story to life. Nothing in the story makes a whole lot of sense when you consider it in terms of logic, but that's what makes it interesting, accompanied with the fact that this helps the film to not take itself too seriously. How can you be serious with a bunch of anthropomorphic plastic figurines running around speaking French?
The movie comes off as fresh and exciting, and is thoroughly entertaining. The story is simple enough for children to enjoy, but the handmade feel to this movie will surely impress audiences everywhere.
Overall Rating: 8/10
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