Yes, they're cute. Yes, the actors are top-notch for the animal voices. Yes, 3-D animated movies are awesome. Yes, you will want to buy a guinea pig/mouse/hamster after watching the movie. But overall, this movie is definitely better suited for kids (despite the fact that the twist was so unexpected, it literally blew my mind). If you don't have a kid, skip the movie, unless you're an avid 3-D movie watcher like I am.
Probably the best thing about the movie, besides the fact that the guinea pigs are adorable, would be the voice talents. Penelope Cruz is a perfect Juarez, although it made me wish that Antonio Banderas would show up in the form of Puss in Boots to add some more Latino sassiness to the mix. Steve Buscemi was perfect for the ferret-hamster and wow, I didn't even *recognize* Nicolas Cage! Zach Galfianakis is quite a strange choice for Ben, especially after he just hit the big screen with "The Hangover" recently. And Bill Nighy was also a strange choice. Side note: why did he sound like Davy Jones every time he talked in this movie? Or was that just me? Anyway, it turns out that Speckles (the mole) is the bad guy! Who would've thunk? Okay, seriously... That was a nice and unexpected twist for me - forgive me, if it was obvious, but I'm currently suffering from pregnancy brain. The movie tries to teach us (or kids... whatever) that moles have feelings, too, and so, we shouldn't... terminate... rodents? I'm sorry. But... The mole wasn't even cute as a 3-D character and yet you expect me to not want to kill them if they turn up somewhere that would bother me? I mean... what? I've never even seen a mole in my entire life. Why would I care what happens to moles? What do moles actually do that is beneficial to us by the way? Besides being characters in the awesome Whack-a-Mole arcade game? In a nutshell, this movie simply didn't work. I'm only giving it 2 stars because I saw "Stuart Little" on TV the other night and that movie was so bad, it made this one look acceptable. Do. Not. Bother.
Probably the best thing about the movie, besides the fact that the guinea pigs are adorable, would be the voice talents. Penelope Cruz is a perfect Juarez, although it made me wish that Antonio Banderas would show up in the form of Puss in Boots to add some more Latino sassiness to the mix. Steve Buscemi was perfect for the ferret-hamster and wow, I didn't even *recognize* Nicolas Cage! Zach Galfianakis is quite a strange choice for Ben, especially after he just hit the big screen with "The Hangover" recently. And Bill Nighy was also a strange choice. Side note: why did he sound like Davy Jones every time he talked in this movie? Or was that just me? Anyway, it turns out that Speckles (the mole) is the bad guy! Who would've thunk? Okay, seriously... That was a nice and unexpected twist for me - forgive me, if it was obvious, but I'm currently suffering from pregnancy brain. The movie tries to teach us (or kids... whatever) that moles have feelings, too, and so, we shouldn't... terminate... rodents? I'm sorry. But... The mole wasn't even cute as a 3-D character and yet you expect me to not want to kill them if they turn up somewhere that would bother me? I mean... what? I've never even seen a mole in my entire life. Why would I care what happens to moles? What do moles actually do that is beneficial to us by the way? Besides being characters in the awesome Whack-a-Mole arcade game? In a nutshell, this movie simply didn't work. I'm only giving it 2 stars because I saw "Stuart Little" on TV the other night and that movie was so bad, it made this one look acceptable. Do. Not. Bother.
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