Surprising

Rating: 8/10 (16 December 2003)

Eddie Murphy is notorious for his horrible movies. His base acting, humor, and overall style has smeared the face of movies with shame (see "Pluto Nash" for an example. However, this movie is surprisingly and refreshingly different from all other movies with Murphy in it. This movie compines plesant animation with a crisp and silly story line with a voice-over cast that is simply perfect for the movie. Even though it is ultimately a child's movie, it gives excitement and pleasure to whomever sees it and is solidly recommended to anyone who asks.