A fun little animated movie. Nothing special but enjoyable.
What makes this movie work is that our two main characters are very likable. Lance Sterling is in many ways your typical Will Smith character, just animated. While that does mean the character is familiar, it also means the character is charming and fun to watch. Walter is quite likable as well borrowing a quite bit from Tom Holland's geeky persona. The real joy comes from watching these two characters interact. This is one of those movies in which two people who start off not liking each other grow a very close bond with each other. What is essential to films like this is that we have to believe in the relationship between these two characters and if we don't the movie will fail miserably. Luckily this happens to be the film's strongest asset. The interplay between the two characters is not only fun, but it brings a sense of relatability to this very over the top comedy. The animation and design work is also excellent, making this movie a joy to look at.
The humor ranges from very funny to quite bland. This is not a consistently funny film and it will leave many wishing they had more big laughs. However when this movie did make me laugh it really made me laugh.
The storyline is cliché and I always knew exactly where it was going. Still it is a decent story told well. However I will admit the pacifist message is told in a rather heavy handed way for a slapstick comedy.F
In no way is this a new animated classic, but it does provide a fun time at the movies.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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