There’s a nice touch of self-deprecating humour to the title of the animated adventure Epic (G), which features all manner of swashbuckling and derring-do in a breathless save-the-world plot — except this world exists at the micro-level.

Based on the children’s book ‘The Leaf Men And The Brave Good Bugs’ by William Joyce, ‘Epic’ is a charming fable that could, with clever parental persuasion, inspire the youngest generation to swap their video games for an invigorating spot of housework.

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Beyonce Knowles will voice Queen Tara in animated movie 'Epic'.