Window Horses

The story is a beautiful mixture of satire and emotional storytelling that aims to cross national boundaries and achieves it delightfully. The animation looks fresh and just perfect for the subject. Actors are simply at their best.

Immigration tales couldn't be any more timely, so it is with good reason Ann Marie Fleming dusted off an old story to unfurl it in glorious animated color. A west coast Canadian of Chinese and Iranian heritage, Rosie Ming is a young poet enamored with Paris. It's a bit of a cultural mess really. And when she receives an invite to a festival (her first), it opens a hallway of doors, and possible answers to many burning questions. Raised by her Chinese grandparents, the thrilling mystery of Rosie's missing parents is soon revealed, as is her place in the world. The Western - Eastern - Muslim triangle is handled impeccably through Rosie's adventure, some well placed history lessons, and bouncy animation. Yes it's a heart-tugging, feel good flick, but when told this well, goes over ever so swell, and it looks great on the big screen.

I was expecting, well maybe there's something more - but there isn't.In fact, it is a story that may be interesting, but this narrative is too naive, which eliminates the parts that may be interesting and can be developed in depth.