Hard to believe one of the guys behind Jimmy Neutron was involved with this yawner of a kid movie. Even children can tell this is just a weak knock-off of The Lion King minus the crown-prince cow living in exile with a meerkat and wild boar.
To be more positive, I’m glad my in-laws let me watch their copy as we were all killing time with our recently acquired crayon factory. Despite the adults being bored, the oldest nephew present (Hunter, age 8) was amused by the crazy antics of the hero Otis, all the animals dancing and Sam Elliott singing Tom Petty’s first solo hit, “I Won’t Back Down.” Still, this is a flick to keep kids pacified for 80 minutes while adults can take advantage of the distraction to take a nap, read a book, or anything else other than watching this turkey that makes The Ant Bully seem populated with complex characters.