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Australia, United States · 2021
1h 32m
Director Harry Cripps, Claire Knight
Starring Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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A group of Australia's most dangerous creatures -- a scorpion, a spider, and a snake -- are tired of being gawked at. They dream of escaping their Sydney Zoo and heading to the Outback, where they can be free with other animals just like them. Together, they set out on a wild adventure to find the place they belong.
RogerEbert.com by Brian Tallerico
The problem here is a recurring one with recent family entertainment and it's how little there is below the repetitive surface. Jokes are recycled with alarming regularity, and most of the supporting characters outside of Maddie fall flat.
The moral is clear as day to any kid, though plenty of adults could use the reminder: Never judge any creature by the way they look. And, for animation devotees, the lesson is the same: Never judge a cute animated offering by its platform.
The Guardian by Luke Buckmaster
The aesthetic of the animation is, like the script, rather nondescript, with boilerplate-looking gloss and shine – like any number of less memorable DreamWorks or Pixar productions
The New York Times by Natalia Winkelman
However generic this movie is in premise, there is wit to be found in its details, and warmth in its message.
It’s formulaic, but good clean fun. And it’s a fair dinkum way for the kiddos to learn Oz wildlife and Oz slang in a cartoon.
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