O Crime de Donald

Despite the other reviews I find this short lesser and little funny.You have to wait till the end to smile.I believe that was one of Don's failures.

Donald has a date with Daisy. But he has no money. So there are his industrious nephews, who have saved their allowances in a piggy bank. First we have the back and forth of whether to break the bank. Then when the deed is done, the incredible guilt. Donald is only human (ha ha). He does show some admirable traits in the end, but he does pay a price.

Donald's Crime is a great cartoon. If there was anything that I felt could have been done better was that I didn't really buy the scene where he repays his nephews, it was something that he easily could have done in the first place. That aside, the animation is wonderful, especially in the scene where Donald imagines himself as a criminal, it has lots of colour and atmosphere with the backgrounds detailed and the character designs expressive. The music is jazzy and very upbeat. There may be funnier Donald shorts around, but few that are as interesting in story. The story here has a lot of suspense in the scenes where Donald feels guilt, and Donald's inner thoughts shown as reality as a playboy, gangster, big shot and prisoner was very intriguingly done. Donald is different to the character we are used to, usually he is one who is easily frustrated and has a bad temper, here he is shown as dishonest but after feels the guilt and is more sympathetic. It was a nice idea to do something different from normal and it meant that we could really identify with Donald. Daisy and Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie are on great form too, but it is Donald's cartoon and he carries it wonderfully, helped also from Clarence Nash's ever impeccable voice work. All in all, great. 9/10 Bethany Cox

I generally spend my time waiting for Donald to get his well deserved comeuppance in most of his cartoons. This one, nominated for an Oscar, is one of the few times Donald even comes close to being a sympathetic character. Oh, Donald is his usual considerate, affable self, alright, but at a point in the cartoon toward the end, he actually becomes a bit more likable ad I almost felt sorry for him at times (almost). Very well done. This is shown from time to time on the Ink and Paint Club. Recommended.

Donald Duck stars in this animated short film that lacks a solid plot and is aimed more at parodying the neo-noir cinema of the time. The animation is something that always delivers what is promised in this type of short film and it must be recognized that the references to film noir are quite good and compensates for the lack of plot with a visual appeal in the references in which it seems that Donald is having a nightmare caused by that voice that talks to him constantly. That gives a feeling of something out of Hitchcock. The only thing that can be said about this short film is that it is fun to watch and is only fascinating for its noir references without offering much. My final rating for this short film is a 7/10.