Very Disney and watchable

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2007)

I enjoyed this. It has plenty of jokes and references. It flows well, and there is a joy in New York which is nice to see.
One thing I did like was that the stereo type of getting what you want is to bully and be nasty. They have turned this into being nice and not leaving the other characters able to response to do what they want rather than what they are being asked to do. Very Disney, but played well and believable.
The one odd thing was that the animation was in HDTV format and the live in 35mm, which felt to me a little odd. I can't really think of a reason for it unless they where wanting to cut back on the rendering time?