Norman Babcock sees dead people. Unlike the kid from The Sixth Sense, though, he made the mistake of telling pretty much everyone this fact. The result: he's ostracised and hassled at school, and the only one of his family who 'gets' him is his grandmother ... who is, unfortunately, one of the aforesaid dead people.
Well actually, perhaps there is someone else in Norman's family who 'gets' him: this crazy, hermit-like uncle who lives in a decrepit cabin in the woods. Said uncle, as you have probably already guessed, also sees dead people, and he has an important message - and an important mission - for Norman before he can shuffle off this mortal coil.
Which is how an eleven year-old kid finds himself trying to save his town from a three hundred year-old curse involving zombies and a vengeful witch. And he thought his life was a mess before this!
Paranorman is a fun film, neatly finding that sweet spot of ooky kooky weirdness where the 'monster' bits are still family-friendly while being convincingly scary for the characters. It's pretty much a perfect Halloween film in that regard, which of course is why I am watching it the week before Easter and scheduling the review for July :)
This movie has good animation, solid voice-acting, and a decently engaging script with some genuinely funny moments. Unless you're one of those people who dislikes animation on principle (in which case, my condolences), you should check it out.
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