European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Shoki i i s Imit i Wievel Mous Kewitz and his family find out about the wild West in the cartoon an american Tail Wievel goes West Chuck Vinch staff writer \ Mon ii s an american Tail Ralpd g Wievel goes West k k k must see wow Worth your time we passable entertainment w coming soon to a video outlet near you and you can wait Steven Spielberg has won a Well do scr cd reputation for catering to the kid in All of us with such fantastical movies As . The extra terrestrial and his forthcoming Hook. But As Good As he is Spielberg Isnit Walt Disney when it comes to animated features As evidenced by this Good but unspectacular film. Unlike Disney a Best features which weave adult tinged Content throughout their Story lines Spielberg does no to offer much to keep mom and dad interested. But let us not quibble too loudly. After All parents Don t go to these kinds of films for themselves they go for the kids. And there arc a sufficient number of High Speed chases comic pratfalls and close Calls to hold any member of the 3-to 5-year-old set in Thrall. The plot is Flimsy but Spielberg keeps the Pace in High gear stopping Only rarely for the sentimental interlude. The Story is this after fleeing their Stark russian Homeland for the boundless opportunities of America in the first film. An american Tail the Mous Kewitz family a papa mama Wievel and Tanya a have settled in Gritty new York City which is not quite the land of Gold they had imagined. The family is hoodwinked into a Cross country Odyssey by a glib fake mouse which is actually a puppet whose strings Are being pulled by the evil cat r. Waul whose clipped Bruich tones come Courtesy of John geese. With the help of some equally Low Down sidekicks cat r. Waul plans to have a grandiose rodent Barbecue after luring the mice out w on the pretext of giving them construction jobs. They done to know it but what they re supposed to construct is a giant Mousetrap. There Are lots of chases jammed into this film. Even before the Mous Kewitz family leaves the City they have a run a with a gang of Urban cats and end up doing a bit of White water rafting As they Careen around the new York sewers m a Metal pan. There a another Chase on the train As Wievel matches wits with a scary spider. Out in the desert he has to face off with a Hawk and a scorpion. Along the Way a subplot is Woven in As five Elk a feline buddy Tiger Dom Deluise searches for his Long lost Girlfriend mins Kitty Amy Irving. As manic As the action gets there a real violence to speak of certainly far less than can be found on almost any saturday morning to cartoon show. Sheriff Wylie burp the unmistakable voice of Jimmy Stewart uses a pop gun and Tough talk to face Down some bad Guys for example. In another scene when Wievel gets swallowed by a cat he hangs on to the Tabby a tonsils until he gets coughed Back up. The films running time is Only about 70 minutes which is bearable for even the most jaded adults. And in a time when grated movies Are becoming As rare As solvent Banks parents should fervently celebrate any big screen children a fare. As for kids a for whom after All this is intended a undoubtedly find More than enough of Spielberg a patented Brand of magic Here to make Art american Tail Worth three stars my it a a us a i t f met in. A a a x a a it Emu Isumu a a a a a \. Vilt a n i m v a tip a my Cimfe item 4 a Wren / it. A a. In f a it us a f it a he my or i a Viv it a a i in v my .1 air a hit if 111 air i Ivy Utt a his ii mity for or 1n�t by a u v a a u a. Rho a noun sunni a Nefy fr.sii.? or pc Tuimil i at u min m tout a Imti a if it ii i it a f a r or conv Ltd p s faw.i.,i�. 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