Flora & Ulysses

2021-09-06T11:02:27-07:00

We can't all have a supeheroic squirrel to help find our own purposes in life, but "Flora & Ulysses" posits that we don't need one - just a willingness to welcome their special kind of magic, in whatever shape it may take. The superhero power of this movie comes from its endearingly offbeat characters, goofy humor, and gentle insights about finding optimism even when things go wrong. "Flora & Ulysses" veers close to falling into the trap of cheesiness that kids' movies of this genre often find themselves in, but miraculously never does. It's encouraging to see someone at the studio remembers that not every film has to be do or die, even if it has superheroes on its mind. The film has its cape hung up out of sight, tights put away in drawers, and heart smack dab in the right place.