‘SING’ OFFERS FAMILIAR SONGS, FUNNY-LOOKING CHARACTERS
The latest release from Illumination Studios—who brought us the Minions—has broad and obvious appeal, with an all-star voice cast performing a slew of popular songs. But its secret weapon is a man whose name is virtually unknown: Eric Guillon. He’s the man responsible for the funny, fanciful characters and production design in most of Illumination’s animated films. He created the memorably stylized version of Manhattan in The Secret Life of Pets and he’s the one who makes us smile when we look at the menagerie on display in Sing. Who wouldn’t react that way when presented with a singing, dancing pig in sparkly spandex? Goodness knows the story doesn’t amount to much. A koala named Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) presides over a theater that’s hit…
