Over the Hedge, another safe animation

Rating: 8/10 (11 January 2007)

"Over the Hedge" is yet another "safe" animation. I am beginning to realize that most, if not all animations these days are of the "safe" variety. The formula: come up with an innocent, harmless yet meaningful story, write a simple yet witty script, think of some non-human, non-race indicative characters (e.g. cars, robots, toys, etc.), get some well know celebrities to do the voices, and voilà there is your formula for another blockbuster.
Don't get me wrong, I actually liked this movie and pretty much all of the other "safe" movies out there. Besides, there is not much you can do with a 'G' or 'PG' rating anyway.