Enjoyable, impressive, but slow.

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 1998)

While I no longer have young children in my home, after seeing advertisements for ANTZ I would probably have left the wee ones at home.
My wife and I were very entertained by the animation, especially the attention paid to the details. The Chamber scenes were breathtaking, as were the scenes by the "Lake".
The characterizations were, for the most part brilliant. Woody Allens talents were effectively used and brought more than a few laughs to myself and the audience I viewed the movie with.
The only real complaint I have was the tempo of the story. It started out well, but 30 minutes into the film it slowed. The brakes were only on for a short time as we moved into the last quarter of the film. The military coup in the colony as led by Gene Hackmans, Gen. Mandible was very entertaining, and the resuce of the colony by Z and Cutter was a master stroke of story writing.
All in all, I rather enjoyed this film and look forward to more releases from this studio.