"Guardians" rises just above mediocrity

Rating: 6/10 (1 October 2013)

It seems like the gap between Pixar and DreamWorks Animation has closed a smidge of late. I don't know if that's because Pixar's last few films ('Cars 2', 'Brave' and 'Monsters University') have been beneath their usual standards, or if it's because DreamWorks has upped their game. Perhaps it's a bit of both.
'Rise Of The Guardians' isn't anywhere close to the excellence of DeramWorks best animated film, 'How To Train Your Dragon', but it's more or less on par with their more mediocre efforts like the 'Kung-Fu Panda' films and 'Monsters vs. Aliens'. Sort of a Jr. 'Avengers', kids under the age of ten should enjoy it.