The Prodigies

2011 [FRENCH]

Action / Animation / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 38% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 38% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 1768 1.8K

Plot summary

Five teenage prodigies brutally beaten in New York’s Central Park plot an apocalyptic revenge against the world. Only master prodigy Jimbo Farrar knows their formidable power. But can he alone hold their rage at bay?

Director

Antoine Charreyron Photo
Antoine Charreyron

Top cast

Karen Strassman Photo
Karen Strassman as Jimbo's Mom
Nilton Martins Photo
Nilton Martins as Sammy
Jacob Rosenbaum Photo
Jacob Rosenbaum as Gil
Laurent Demianoff Photo
Laurent Demianoff as FBI Big
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
875.13 MB
1280*692
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 2
1.75 GB
1920*1038
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by slowcando 3 / 10

$30m budget? How?? I've seen better Youtuber animations

This has terrible cheap-looking animation, with jerky movement and stiff faces. The fat kid especially: his face never moved! Generally voice-sync is quite terrible. The action set-pieces are passable, sometimes even decent. Colours and compositions ok tho' not really striking in any way.We can forgive poor-quality animation if the writing is good. Alas, no...it's quite bad. The premise is bogstandard 'mutant human' stuff. No neat sci-fi or philosophical ideas, tho' a point to the 'monstrous' exaggerated-attack scenes...conceptually had potential even if nothing really came of it.Character-motivations are very basically-written. The voice acting fares little better: having a 30-year-old woman voice the vulnerable 14-year-old girl wasn't clever casting. My 3D-Bluray for some reason only had English and German dubs.... I believe French may be the original.Speaking of 3D: this one is only for the completists. Depth is ok, some mild pop.The Prodigies is infamous (as infamous as a little-known flop can be) for a violent sexual assault at the half-hour mark. It's uncomfortable viewing, and not in a good way. While not too graphic, it still leaves a bitter taste.Should anyone seek this film out? Can't recommend to kids as it's too violent. For adults the writing is too immature. For anime fans looking for something European or for 3D-completists there may be something of value...but I didn't really find it.
Reviewed by joiningjt 10 / 10

Uniquely made must see animated movie!!!

Not your typical animated movie,great story. I purchased the steelbook 3d and I'm extremely happy and impressed with the quality not just how great of a movie it is but the steelbook is top notch!! Watch this movie, an absolute must see
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