A good time pass film but, not as great & hilarious as DreamWorks Animation's other staples such as Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon etc.

Rating: 7/10 (20 April 2013)

The Croods is a movie about the last surviving prehistoric family consisting of patriarch Grug(Nicolas Cage), Ugga(Catherine Keener) his wife, Eep(Emma Stone) his daughter, Thunk(Clark Duke) his son, Sandy(Randy Thom) his infant daughter & Gran(Cloris Leachman) his mother-in-law & the grand mom of the kids. Eep is filled with curiosity but, her father Grug, forbids her & the rest of the Croods from doing anything even the slightest bit risky, adventurous & fun, in order for the last early human family to survive. So, the Croods hide in their cave for a week, completely in darkness & go out of the cave, just to hunt for food. Then, the whole process starts all over again! One day, after Eep has a fight with her dad, she escapes from the cave at midnight after she sees a mysterious light coming from outside the cave. She follows it & meets the only surviving human outside the cave, Guy(Ryan Reynolds) & his pet, Belt(Chris Sanders). He tells her that the world as they know it is going to end & that they must leave immediately. However, Eep decides to bring the whole family along after they all witness various mountains getting destroyed, their cave along with it. She calls for Guy's help & an extremely reluctant & suspicious Grug decides to bring along Guy, albeit as prisoner, to help them get to the mountains before it's too late! From here on, the whole family, along with Guy, go on an adventure where they discover many beautiful & dangerous things, both plants & animals.
This movie is a treat for the eyes, especially in 3D(no surprise nowadays). Though it was entertaining as most animated movies are, the story was the same overprotective father & curious daughter shtick, which came on screen very recently in Hotel Transylvania. Half of the jokes in the movie were slapstick jokes which got a bit tedious & childish after a certain point. The way Eep gets over excited after Guy gives her shoes is my favorite scene in the movie. It's not as hilarious as other recent DreamWorks Animation movie, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. The voice acting is spot on. Nicloas Cage is outstanding as Grug. Emma Stone is hilarious & mind blowing as Eep. Ryan Reynolds is charming & impressive as Guy. Catherine Keener is brilliant as Ugga. Clark Duke is hysterical as Thunk. Cloris Leachman is hilariously brilliant as Gran. Chris Sanders is awesome as Belt, especially his Dan-Tan-Taan bit! Randy Thom is spectacular as baby girl, Sandy. So, The Croods is not a must watch film. However, do watch it if you love animated films or, have a daughter who doesn't get along very well with you!