Mice live underground and collect teeth. Bears live on the surface and act like humans. A mouse and a bear who are rejected by their societies become friends.
I think the anti-authoritarian plot was the best part of this. Fuck the police, fuck societal norms and do what you want. The two main characters did not show much development, but were amusing in their own, shallow way. The mobs of mouse and bear cops were stereotyped perfectly because that is what cops are like. I watched it in French with English subtitles that were a little off-time. When Ernest was busking, the subtitle author wrote "I give up, not translating a song" or something along those lines. The main plot came through, but some details may have been lost in translation. The animation style mirrored the watercolor paintings of the children's books that this was based on. It was rendered a little minimalistically and with some impressionism as well as a strong "cartoon" style. The French audio sounded great. Everything was mixed right and levels were appropriate for content. This won 10/25 awards that it was nominated for. IMDB has a 7.9/10 rating listed and Rotten Tomatoes has it listed 97% Tomatometer with 88% Audience Score. 88% average B+ grade seems right to me. I would say that equals adequate on here. You might want to check it out.
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