We are big fans of A Cat in Paris so this had natural interest as a New York-based version; the New York feeling is less pronounced, but the focus on the docks was interesting and added grit (compare Oliver and Friends). Part of Phantom Boy's appeal is that it is one of the few detective-themed children's animation movies I've seen, again like A Cat in Paris. Even more rare, however, is the topic of children's cancer, for which the main character, Leo, is hospitalized; his excursions as a "phantom" might be interpreted as a representation of his near-death situation, though the movie has a happy ending: the criminal is caught, and Leo appears to recover.
Review of Phantom Boy
