The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness
Animation · Adventure · Comedy · 2022
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
Movie details
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness
“Their differences will be their greatest strength!”
2022 Animation · Adventure · Comedy 1h 31m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.3 / 10
3.4K votes
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Benjamin Mousquet · Ben Stassen
Written by
David Collard
Jordan Tartakow
Chickenhare (voice)
Joe Ochman
Abe (voice)
Laila Berzins
Meg / Cute Hare / Cute Hen (voice)
Danny Fehsenfeld
Lapin (voice)
C
Chris McCune
Peter (voice)
M
Michael Orenstein
Aide / Big Oxe (voice)
Dino Andrade
Barry / Mr Mc Garnicle (voice)
Court is in session
Put Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.