It's a fine message, but, in the case of the film itself, a little originality would have gone even further.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
Los Angeles Times by Carina Chocano
It's always dispiriting to see children's movies succumb to desperate pandering to the coolness imperative, especially since, given the marketing muscle they tend to have behind them, the bigger trick seems to be in getting people not to see them.
It's a sweet and mildly funny movie that will entertain young audiences, but one aspect is utterly mystifying: The two main characters, father and son bovine creatures, have large, distracting udders.
Even an advanced case of critter fatigue shouldn't stop you from rushing out to see this delightfully cheeky animated tale.
Zippy enough to delight youngsters and clever enough to engage their parents.
The Hollywood Reporter by Luke Sader
While youngsters might enjoy the movie, more discerning tweens, teens and adults will not be as easily amused.
It shouldn't be surprising that writer-director Steve Oedekerk, the man responsible for "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist" and the second "Ace Ventura" movie, considers single-celled organisms as he shoots for the lowest common denominator.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker
It's bright, colorful and udder-ly unmemorable.