(yawn)

Rating: 4/10 (17 January 2000)

It's beautiful to watch, but there's not a helluva lot of substance here. Kevin Spacey is great (natch) as Hopper, a badass grasshopper. David Foley is rather bland as Flik, the valiant ant who must travel far and wide to find bugs who will help defend the hill. There is so much animation out there that kicks this Flik's butt that I can't even begin to recommend.

The best thing about this film are the 'outtakes' played during the credits (they're made as though the animated characters have flubbed lines, and are *very* funny), and Geri's Game, an award-winning animated short from Pixar that falls into the Heartwarming category.

Forget this lousy picture, and go rent Pinocchio or Fantasia again. Or go out on a limb and see Akira.