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Flushed Away
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MPAA RATING: PG for crude humor and some language
Starring Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Shane Richie, Susan Duerden, Jean Reno, and Douglas Weston
From the teams behind "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," comes this madcap computer animated comedy set on and beneath the streets of London in the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. (DreamWorks)
| GENRE(S): | Animation | Comedy | Family/Kids |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan and William Davies (screenplay)
Sam Fell, Peter Lord, Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais (story) |
| DIRECTED BY: |
David Bowers
Sam Fell |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: February 20, 2007 Theatrical: November 3, 2006 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 84 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | UK / USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 32 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Mark K. gave it a5:
Snoooooze. Borrrrinnnggg. Your kinds will like while you sleep away the minutes. SKIP THIS ONE PARENTS.
Some Guy gave it an8:
This was a very funny movie. Even though I'm not a child or anything, I found it enjoyable because of the dialogue (it was OK), and the animation, which was fantastic.
Alex gave it an8:
Very, very funny. after about the third or fourth slug scene, i was loving Flushed Away. sure, there are the typical kiddie movie plot requirements, such as the cheesy (no pun intended) love story between the two main protagonists, but there is more than enough grown-up homor to keep adults, and even some jaded teens, entertained throughout. personally, i loved the French ninja frogs. they had the best scenes in the whole movie. overall, 8.0 out of 10.
Rubba Man is Cool gave it a4:
Wasn't really funny. Used too many of the same jokes.
Stephen D. gave it a9:
This movie has more charm, imagination and funny jokes than recent animated adventures. Plus a little romance. It grows on you with repeated viewings, especially since there are lots of little details you notice for the first time.
Chad S. gave it a5:
"Flushed Away" gets it half-right. After making Billy Idol sound cool for the first time in two decades, the film does an adept job at showing how a feral rat(Andy Serkis as Spike) seems out of place in posh trappings. Because "Flushed Away" is aimed at kids, the film hides the truth about Roddy(Hugh Jackman); he's probably an awful snob. When our domestic rat is flushed into the sewer city(read: ghetto), Roddy encounters Rita(Kate Winslet) and never gets to interact with the wild rats. "Flushed Away" turns into a sort of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" adventure, and any examination of differing socio-economic classes are flushed away. The backstory for The Toad(Ian McKellen) has the sort of sophistication that's missing from the main narrative. The Toad is so obviously a basket case(and sympathetic, thanks to McKellen), you sort of wish his plan for a holocaust panned out.
Jeff C. gave it a5:
Pretty bland all in all, but the singing slugs are very funny. Another lameish kiddie viddie.
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