Epic bore and waste of talent Epic 3D film. Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars Animation, Action/Adventure Running time Chris Wedge Screen writer James V. Hart, William Joyce, Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember, Chris Wedge Actors Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé Knowles Year Language English With all the money in the world to spend on computer animation, the producers of Epic could surely afford a writer capable of thinking up a better title. The fact they didn't bother tells you all you need to know about this scenic but boring 3D adventure. More reviews Based on a book by William Joyce - who previously worked with director Chris Wedge on Robots - the story centres on stroppy teenager Mary Katherine (voiced by Amanda Seyfried) or, as she prefers to be known, "MK." After her mother dies, she moves to the forest home of her eccentric dad (Jason Sudeikis), who believes the ecosystem is maintained by tiny "Leafmen." This crackpot theory turns out to be correct, as MK discovers when she is magically miniaturised by the dying forest queen (Beyonce Knowles) and joins a quest to save the forest from the evil Boggans, while flirting with a handsome young homunculus named Nod (Josh Hutcherson). Colin Farrell and Christoph Waltz voice heroic and villainous characters, respectively, while comic relief is supplied by the duo of a slug (Aziz Ansari) and a snail (Chris O'Dowd). There are a few inventive touches, such as the notion that the Leafmen live at a faster rate than regular folk. But the potentially poignant consequences of this are never explored - and in general Epic is as routinely whimsical as it sounds, a waste of the talents of actors and animators alike.