by Mark Deming
synopsis
Jules Verne's classic tale of adventure is brought to the screen once again in this animated adaptation. When wealthy Phileas Fogg claims that a man can travel around the world in eighty days, one of his rivals challenges him to do it himself, and places a large wager to make matters more interesting. However, as Fogg and his man servant Passepartout set out on their epic journey, they discover their enemies have gone out of their way to make matters difficult for them.
