Excellent characters

Rating: 9/10 (18 August 2007)

This movie is not plot heavy. It's really about the characters - who they are, how they interact with each other, and what their goals are. Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth, and Diego the Saber toothed Tiger are the protectors of a child who they received rather surreptitiously... well Manny and Sid have, but Diego has a somewhat different idea.
So all three head out to find the "herd" of humans to which this baby belongs. The baby is very quiet, happy, and very brave - a rare combination in any human. Regardless of this idealization (like talking, conscious animals are not?) all four are very well played out and voice acted (yes, even the baby has to be voice acted) that you feel that they are real and not animated. That's the success of this movie - since it is character heavy, then the characters must become real to the audience or else it would fail. Well it is a marvelous movie that kids of every age can appreciate and relate to in some way.
One extra nod to John Leguizamo for his voice acting of Sid - who steals most of the scenes without being overbearing.
There is one thing wrong with this movie - it's too short. :) 9/10
-LD
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