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Submitted by cinemascope on Fri, 2006-06-30 18:00. :: This Week's Films
Movie title:
Over The Hedge
Starring:
Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Thomas Haden Church
Directed by:
Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick
Written by:
Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Karey Kirkpatrick
Genre:
Animated Comedy
Year:
2006
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Runtime:
83 minutes
Imdb:
Rating:
Synopsis
When a group of animals awake from hibernation, they discover their home has been invaded by suburban sprawl. A wily raccoon persuades them that this is the answer to all their problems.
When a group of animals awake from hibernation, they discover their home has been invaded by suburban sprawl. A wily raccoon persuades them that this is the answer to all their problems.
Review
Any CGI-animated comedy is always going to be measured against the high-benchmark set by Pixar, and - as ever - this doesn't quite scale the heights of Pixar's output. Having said that, there's a great voice cast, the script is amusing enough in places, and when compared to Dreamworks' last animated offering, the utterly dire Madagascar, this has enough to keep most parents and their kids entertained. It may not linger in the memory as Toy Story or Finding Nemo do - it's too formulaic for that - but there are worse movies out there. And it carries a sound environmental message - it'll be interesting to see whether the big burger chains give away Over The Hedge toys with their meals.
Any CGI-animated comedy is always going to be measured against the high-benchmark set by Pixar, and - as ever - this doesn't quite scale the heights of Pixar's output. Having said that, there's a great voice cast, the script is amusing enough in places, and when compared to Dreamworks' last animated offering, the utterly dire Madagascar, this has enough to keep most parents and their kids entertained. It may not linger in the memory as Toy Story or Finding Nemo do - it's too formulaic for that - but there are worse movies out there. And it carries a sound environmental message - it'll be interesting to see whether the big burger chains give away Over The Hedge toys with their meals.
