Okay, but nothing special.

Rating: 5/10 (3 June 2001)

"Chicken Run" has some great claymation and other affects. However, there seemed to be something missing. It just did not inspire much care from me about the characters. I am a little surprised this one rated so well on IMDB. I guess this time I am in the minority. The plot was solid but it was predictable. A group of chickens wanting to escape but are unable. Then along comes comes a stranger who uses his entrance to his advantage but is really unable to live up to his new friends expectations. He later leaves out of fear of rejection and guilt of his deception, but then returns to help save the day. This was very predictable and I had this one figured out about twenty minutes into the movie. I could also tell they had borrowed from several other movies like "Escape from Alcatraz" and the classic "The Great Escape". This would have been forgivable if the story had been original.
Overall, good for the kids, (5 out of 10).