Great for kids, OK for adults

Rating: 5/10 (22 May 2006)

Over the Hedge was cute, and the children in the audience seemed to love it, but for the adults, it was OK at best. There were some funny lines and cute characters, but 20 minutes into the movie, two members of my group of four were asleep. After another 15 minutes we lost the other one. I stayed awake the entire time waiting for the movie to get better, but realized that the first 10 minutes were the best part of the film.
I realize that I might be jaded by the great movies released by Pixar over the past few years, but this could not even compare to Ice Age 2, which I saw last weekend. If you have children, definitely take them to see Over The Hedge. If not, wait until it comes out on video.