Food, glorious food!!

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2006)

What an enjoyable movie! There probably won't be a lot of surprises, and yes it can be argued this follows a formula set down by previous animated movies, but it all comes together in a highly enjoyable romp.
The voices are well cast for the characters, the animation is good, and the story is fun. The fact that there are things you hear but not see that will make you laugh is good, and I like the fact they have the originators of the comic strip as voices as well.
IF I had any complaints, it would be limited to the following: 1.) Gary Shandling just doesn't lend any sense of urgency to the couple of scenes that need it. All the other characters convey urgency, and his character (Verne) gets more worked up in other scenes that this. 2.) Bruce Willis does a great job, but if I recall Jim Carrey was originally tagged for his role (RJ), and that might have made it a little better. Hard to say.
This movie is safe for the entire family. There isn't anybody who should be at all offended by this movie...except possibly anyone who actually presides over a Residents Association!