Beautiful Film, Insipid Plot

Rating: 7/10 (16 March 2002)

Whatever the executive's second option was for the plotline, they should have gone with it. The lowpoints of "Ice Age" occurred any time a human was on screen. The worst of this is that the motivation for Manfred the Mammoth's actions (revealed in a short vignette toward the end and involving humans) makes no sense whatsoever.
Conversely, the animation is wonderful (again except for the scenes portraying a human; think Bryce 3-d) and the humor can be enjoyed by both children and adults. It still rates a 7/10 with me.