Yawn

Rating: 5/10 (17 October 2009)

The animation for this film is really very well done. The characters have a certain amount of reality about them. The story is just plain ridiculous. Fine, and this should be the basis of a good kids film. This isn't, oddly enough. I was bored very quickly, and the young audience I was sharing the film with were equally unenthralled. Several kids continued to play up throughout the presentation - a rather telling symptom of disinterest. This contrasted very sharply with the audience for UP who were very attentive as soon as the action started. I suspect the problem with Cloudy is the adult, relationship based story. Ideal for girls and Guardian reading adults. I wouldn't recommend this film and don't want to see it again, unlike much superior animations like Shrek, Up etc .