Fairly standard, with the added creepiness of chickens kissing.

Rating: 5/10 (17 December 2000)

Undoubtedly, I feel mean critisizing this movie, being a fan of W&G, and seeing the amazing amount of work that was put into getting it made. However, I couldnt help but find it, well, dull.
The plot was fairly predictable, with a few too many similarities with A Bugs Life (Rocky inspiring the chickens, while hiding a secret circus past, their escape, the final shot). Practically all the humour was derived from an infinate amount of puns, which were laid down a bit too thick. They even resorted to pointing out some which we may of missed ("D'oh! Get it? Dough..."). ergh! Talk about overkill. And the worst thing is that you can't stop saying them yourself! Just try describing Rocky without using the work 'cocky'.
And the characters, unfortunately, were also fairly bland. There was no one who you actually cared about, and I found Ginger was a bit too uptight and whiney, with Julia Sawalha just being Saffy all over again (who else cheered in Ab Fab when she was sold as a Morrocan slave?). And there's something about chicken's kissing that unnerves me and creeps me out.
I must sound like I absolutely hated it. It was alright, and it had it's moments. It just suffered from a standard plot, with many conventional things thrown in that just didnt fit. Not to mention bad lead characters, a boring villain, a few too many puns, and kissing chickens. Good for the kids. Otherwise dissappointing and forgettable.