Don't bother, even if you liked the previous movies.

Rating: 4/10 (23 October 2012)

Having enjoyed the previous Ice Age movies, I found little to like about this movie. First of all, it looks great, as always. Problem is, the movie fails to generate the laughs of the previous films. Even Scrat has become hit and miss. The movie has a lot of energy, so much that it becomes annoying. It's not just obnoxious, it's boring. The movie is far too content to recycle ideas from the earlier movies. There seems to be no story, and yet too much story. There are way too many characters, and distractingly obvious voice overs without much passion (only Peter Dinklage sounds like he's having any fun). Thankfully, the movie is at least over quickly. Oh, and John Powell arranges the single most schizophrenic version of Beetovhen's "Ode to Joy" in existence.
** out of *****