Over The Hedge (2006)

If you go down to the endangered woods today, you're sure of a nice surprise. Why? Because Over The Hedge is a non-Shrek DreamWorks digi-cartoon that's actually more than mediocre. Much more. Bloody good, in fact. Seems the studio's taken heed of the critical brickbats chucked at the fun-but-forgettable Shark Tale and Madagascar. For one thing, the talking critters here are more than the sum of their quirks. For another, co-directors Tim Johnson (Antz) and Karey Kirkpatrick (who scripted Chicken Run) give us a story, rather than a stream of celluloid send-ups (the odd "Stellaaaa!" or "Rosebud" reference notwithstanding).

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