“April and the extraordinary world” is the best fun small-scale stuff

By GTWV staff

A story set in Paris, 1941. A family of scientists is on the brink of discovering a powerful longevity serum when all of a sudden a mysterious force abducts them, leaving their young daughter April behind. Ten years later, April lives alone with her dear cat, Darwin, and carries on her family’s research in secret. But she soon finds herself at the center of a shadowy and far-reaching conspiracy, and on the run from government agents, bicycle-powered dirigibles and cyborg rat spies. Undaunted, she continues her quest to find her parents and discover the truth behind their disappearance.

The cast includes Marion Cotillard  (April in French version), Marc-André Grondin (Julius), Philippe Katerine (Darwin), Jean Rochefort (Pops), Bouli Lanners (Pizoni), Olivier Gourmet (Paul), Macha Grenon (Annette), Benoit Brière (Rodrigue), Anne Coesens (Chimène), Paul Giamatti, Tony Hale, Susan Sarandon, J.K. Simmons. smart, Definitely this is a  family-friendly adventure film  reflected as comic book that comes  to life making it original steampunk works. Any viewer will enjoy a film full of good scenes, animation and well structured story with easier version to see the subbed dialogues.