Over The Hedge (2006) 8/10

Starring : Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte
Director : Tim Johnson & Karey Kirkpatrick
Running Time : 80 mins

When a racoon named RJ (Willis) tries to steal food from a hibernating bear (Nolte), the bear threatens to kill him unless he can replace all of the food by the time he awakes from hibernation. Realising that this will be a near impossible task, RJ decides to trick a group of animals, led by a tortoise named Vern (Shandling), into collecting the food for him, which will involve them having to steal from the humans who live over the hedge on the outskirts of their woodland home.

This is a fun over the top romp with plenty of action, telling a nice moral tale for children without being too preachy. The characters are colourful and fun, and are brilliantly brought to life by the disparate cast of voice actors. Definitely worth checking out for anyone who liked movies like Monster House or Shrek.

You’ll like this if you liked : Toy Story