In his dreams, Nemo is transported to the magical Slumberland where he learns the King of Slumberland has chosen him as his successor. Those are the only two plot points of the first half of the film. The rest of that time Nemo is introduced to character after character amid rote musical numbers that quickly feel exhausting. There's s almost no break from the bombastic score and visually impressive but empty-feeling set pieces. This would be okay if it was done in a charming, energetic, creative or plot-driving way, but the main purpose seems to be to show off the animation (which is quite good).
By the time the plot actually starts to unfold, I was mostly checked out. It didn't help that the characters are written rather flat and the voice actors didn't impress me either. They aren't terrible, but like the rest of the film, they don't inspire.
This was a troubled production and its lack of focus and "way too many cooks" problems are very clearly on the screen, though at the least it does manage to not fly apart completely. Still it never rises above mediocre and felt like work to get through.
By the time the plot actually starts to unfold, I was mostly checked out. It didn't help that the characters are written rather flat and the voice actors didn't impress me either. They aren't terrible, but like the rest of the film, they don't inspire.
This was a troubled production and its lack of focus and "way too many cooks" problems are very clearly on the screen, though at the least it does manage to not fly apart completely. Still it never rises above mediocre and felt like work to get through.