★★★
Capsule Review
Beautiful animation highlights this biblical tale of David and his rise to the throne as king of Israel. The opening scenes were breathtaking, and the level of detail remains consistently high as the story unfolds. David takes down the hulking Goliath to end the first act, with the rest of the movie covering David's adult life as King Saul grows jealous of the young shepherd who does not desire to usurp his ruler. Plotting, characterization and voice acting are all adequate, and the songs are a mix of catchy tunes and forgettable filler. The movie's greatest strength is its successful presentation of the Biblical story as a children's musical while maintaining a reasonably close approximation of the account as recorded in the Old Testament. I was hoping this would reach the soaring heights of 1998's The Prince of Egypt, but it does not, but then again, that set the bar very high.
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