Most
would agree, of late, Nick Cage and Ryan Reynolds, on their own, nearly guarantee any production
they are a part of will face a grim fate, put them together and you have the quintessential
kiss of death. Yet directors Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders, of
Space Chimps non fame, decided to tempt that fate and venture out against all
common sense and historical fact to feature this less than dynamic duo in their
second big screen CGI adventure. Prepare for cats to lay down with dogs,
airborne swine, and the zombie apocalypse, because they actually created one of
the best animated fare of the collective genre. Beautiful animation and
brilliant cinematography only add to this well written and acted family tale
that hits every mark in humor and heart. Emma Stone, Clark Duke, and
Cloris Leachman round out a superb cast that interact with such authenticity
and energy that you forget they are voicing high tech cartoons. Cage and
Reynolds deliver sincere and entertaining performances, as well, and play off
each other with all the zest and zeal of your finest buddy feature. With all
that said, the animation immerses you in a fantastic world of breathtaking
color and definition that perfectly accentuates and amplifies the story and scope.
For a kids flick, it is one of the best. So you can imagine my
utter shock and awe. 4 out of 5 Kernels; imaginative, engaging, and
thoroughly entertaining, mucho kudos to Micco and Sanders for attempting the
impossible and succeeding especially, where everyone else has failed, miserably
in most instances, when it comes to this picture’s two leading men.
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