 have done it again with this dreamy feature adaptation of their tots' television series Puffin Rock . The target demographic is conspicuously preschool, and yet therein lies the joy of Chris O'Dowd's deeply lovely and informative narration about low-key animal life on the eponymous island off the coast of Kerry. 'Bernie knows all about hiding places,' he purrs, as a cartoon crab shuffles slowly across the screen. 'He's a hermit crab. They carry a shell for hiding wherever they go.' A tiny tremulous plot eventually surfaces, about a missing puffin egg, but mostly this is a gorgeous mood piece that displays immense sensitivity, both for the childlike characters){kind=link}
★★★★☆The Oscar-nominated maestros at the Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon (Song of the Sea) have done it again with this dreamy feature adaptation of their tots’ television series Puffin Rock. The target demographic is conspicuously preschool, and yet therein lies the joy of Chris O’Dowd’s deeply lovely and informative narration about low-key animal life on the eponymous island off the coast of Kerry. “Bernie knows all about hiding places,” he purrs, as a cartoon crab shuffles slowly across the screen. “He’s a hermit crab. They carry a shell for hiding wherever they go.”
A tiny tremulous plot eventually surfaces, about a missing puffin egg, but mostly this is a gorgeous mood piece that displays immense sensitivity, both for the childlike characters
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