I'll give it to them for the visuals and I laughed, but this movie is just stupid.

Rating: 5/10 (3 January 2010)

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs is a comedy. There is no denying it. No animation that is not Pixar(besides the original Shrek)will ever get a ten. Because most of the time, they are missing the heart and inspiration that Pixar has. Cloudy with a chance of meatballs is one of those animated films. It's missing the heart and there isn't much inspiration put into the film.
This is not a Pixar. So it's a given that I won't like it as much. This is the story of a scientist named Flint(voiced by the always likable Bill Hader). He is a likable character. The problem with his inventions are that none of them actually work. He also works at his dad's(voiced by James Caan, another likable character) work. His inventions blow until he invents a machine that causes food to rain from the sky.
Flint meets a newscaster(voiced by Anna Farris) who he soon falls for. Most of the characters are funny. And the film is funny at times. And the movie keeps your attention for the most part. But in the last half hour, the film gets awfully stupid. There is a scene in which Flint, Sam, the newscaster, and a retarded Sardine's representative(voiced by Andy Samburg, the most irritating character in the film)are going into a huge ball of food. Eventually, pizza slices try to blow them up. And once they get in the cave, these creepy looking turkeys come alive and try to kill them. That is how stupid the movie is.
I am sad to say this, but this is the most ridiculous movie of the year. They say it's based on the book. Yeah right. I preferred the book. At least it didn't distract us with visuals and laughs to keep us entertained. Is this as bad as Ice age 3? Certainly not. But if they added a few more ingredients and delete the stupidity, then you might have enjoyed being crushed by giant meatballs. Oh yeah, this is a movie. What am I saying?
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs: C+