Woody Allen as a cartoon character? You betcha!

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2006)

A previous reviewer erroneously commented that "Antz" was released a year after "A Bug's Life"; I distinctly remember that it was released a month BEFORE the latter. Comparisons between the two may abound, and most people told me that the latter - which I've never seen - was better, but I'm content just knowing the former. As is well known, it portrays Z (Woody Allen) trying to come to terms with his life as a worker ant while also trying to develop a relationship with Princess Bala (Sharon Stone), and in the process uncovers a conspiracy. You read that right: a cartoon dealing with a conspiracy.
All in all, this is a very neat movie. Aside from one clever idea after another ("...get in touch with my inner maggot..."), the cast is quite impressive: Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, and Sylvester Stallone, to name a few. "Antz" is a movie that anyone can like.