Film Review – The Tiger’s Apprentice

“The Tiger’s Apprentice” is an adaptation of a 2003 YA novel by author Laurence Yep, who created a tale about a boy making contact with the magic that surrounds him, emerging in the form of mythology based on the Chinese zodiac. It’s a tale of adventure and discovery that seems perfectly suited for animation, and certainly the success of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” has influenced the production, with the feature not exactly turning down an opportunity to vaguely resemble the 2018 hit film. While the endeavor isn’t endowed with an enormous budget, the picture remains flashy, with vivid color and smooth action, and the central exploration into zodiac-inspired heroism and history holds attention. It offers younger viewers blasts of creature antics and villainy, bringing select sequences to life as danger increases for the main character, who’s newly exposed to a different level of reality. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com