A
comical comic-strip adaptation about the not-always peaceful co-existence
between animals and suburban humans.
This Dreamworks movie is
an adaptation of a syndicated comic strip
by Michael Fry and T Lewis. The viewpoint is that of the non-domestic animals
who live around the suburbs. To partake of purloined pizzas and other amenities
of modern life or to rough it? RJ the raccoon, voiced by Bruce Willis,
represents the new way of thinking. Unfortunately, this has gotten him in
trouble with a hibernating bear whose sleep he interrupted and whose food he’s
stolen. Verne the turtle (Garry Shandling) is strictly old school, and quietly
fumes as the crafty RJ charms his way into the lives of the other woodsy
creatures. These others sound like William Shatner, Avril Lavigne, Steve
Carrell, Allison Janney, and so forth, but only Wanda Sykes’s skunk made much
of an impression on me. Which was still okay. Judging by the mixed-age preview
audience around me, this should get a good reaction in theaters. There were a
number of funny scenes, usually involving some scrapes with the local humans,
wrapped around a message about friendship. Adults should find some of this
entertaining. The movie has a bit of an attitude without resorting to cheap
sexual innuendo or phony hip slang.
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