"Whilst never in the same league as the Pixar big hitters, the film has a heart which, although formulaic and simple, always feels genuine.
It would have been easy for this to have felt overtly manipulating and tiresome considering the threadbare basics of the plotting, however there is a good balance between the focus on the meaning of family with the animals and the wacky hi-jinks of interacting with humans to steal the food.
The animation is decent for the time, the voice acting excellent, particularly from Willis, and the set pieces imaginative enough to make this stand out in a rapidly becoming overpopulated crowd of anthropomorphic animal animation features. They even manage to sneak in a bit of satire and social commentary on humanity without tripping into flat out cynicism and disdain, something that could easily have turned into a big miss.
Overall, surprisingly endearing and paced well enough to not outstay its welcome"
- 7/10
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