The life of a kind monster that lives a miserable life in Paris and suffers from loneliness, has been changed completely, when he falls in love with an aspiring singer, the thing that inspires his life.
From its curiously light opening to its emotive climax, the best thing about this animation is that it gets better and better as you grow into its own little world.
A heady, intoxicating blend of the romantic majesty and rich culture of the City of Lights and the legacy provided by a century of great animation from both sides of the Atlantic courses through this beautiful film's DNA.
Bibo Bergeron's charmingly animated but fiendishly plotted feature is up for an Oscar and just about deserves the compliment for originality, if not for its storyline.
'A Monster in Paris' borrows some of its tics from silent cinema, but it also reaches out to films such as 'Frankenstein', 'Phantom of the Opera', 'The Fly' and 'King Kong' for inspiration.
