Watchable animation, good for kids

Rating: Null/10 (4 February 2009)

The plot line for 'Over the Hedge' is simple: Animals fight humans to get food. Perhaps if this film had come out a few years ago, I might have had high praise for it. The animation quality is good, there's plenty of light banter and some genuinely funny jokes. Yet the film has that 'been there seen that' look about it that seems to plague most talking animal cartoons. Nick Nolte's voice work is the most distinguished, everyone else feels average by comparison. There is nothing particularly memorable about this film, though kids will undoubtedly love it.
Overall 6/10