Don't waste your time, or money

Rating: 3/10 (1 April 2006)

The original Ice Age was a flawed movie with great animation.
This sequel is a complete mess with great animation. It appears that they spent $100 million on animation and voice talent and 5¢ on writers. There is no real plot; characters pop up and disappear for no reason; and most of the animals are just cute for the sake of cute. The whole thing seems pointless, out of sync, and lame. The movie was only about 90 minutes long, but every minute was excruciating. I know, I know, it's just a cartoon, it's for kids, etc. Well, it's possible to make smart movies for kids, but if everything is lowest-common-denominator garbage like this we will never see them again. My ten-year-old liked it, and it's going to be a hit, unfortunately. If you rent this film, try turning off the sound and making up your own dialog; or you could randomly flip through the scenes as individual vignettes. Either way, it would make as much sense as the original.