Best Dreamworks animated feature yet.

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2006)

I was astounded at how good this movie was. I took my two sons to see this with no expectations whatsoever. (Looked like another forgettable summer cartoon to me) What I got was a fantastic film that I can't wait to see again. Much better than either of the Shrek films in my opinion.
The cast from top to bottom is awesome, but two characters stand out above the rest. Steve Carrell as Hammy the squirrel is hilarious, I loved every scene he was in, and the star of the show- William Shattner as Ozzie the opossum. To see Shattner emoting from a cartoon opossum is sheer genius. I nearly fell out of my seat when, in a fit of brilliant acting, Ozzie tries to convince a group of kids he's dying and in the last moments spies a rosebush, lifts his paw toward it and utters "rosebud" and keels over. Classic.
Hands down the best scene is near the end when, in a last act of desperation, R.J. (Willis) gives Hammy an energy drink to allow him to move faster than imaginable. The scene that follows is pretty darned funny as we see Hammy walking around calmly (for the first time in the whole film) among everyone else frozen in time.
An overall fun film.