Alpha and Omega: Critic Reviews

It certainly gives the nippers their slapstick fix. Sadly, the only sense of wonder it will stir in their parents is when it will all end.

A poorly written and disappointingly animated adventure that may keep the wee'uns happy for a while but will leave the adults snoozing.

The fact this is out in the same week as the fluffy owl movie beggars belief. It doesn't even belong in the same ruddy century.

It?s all pretty bland, with uninvolving characters, unfunny comedic relief and weak computer graphics (made even worse by unnecessary 3D effects).

'Alpha and Omega' enters the crowded marketplace with little to say for itself.

'Alpha and Omega' enters the crowded marketplace with little to say for itself.

The 3-D angle is the only one I can identify to justify Alpha and Omega not going straight to DVD, but it's a double-edged sword.

It's worth howling about!

Because of the lacklustre rom-com script and flaccid direction - not to mention the terror on kids' faces with the snarling wolves slaughtering stampeding caribou - wait to howl with the DVD.

A thrilling adventure full of imagination and humor. It's the best animated film of the season. You don't have to be a kid to enjoy it.

Lionsgate's entree into 3-D animation ignores the characters' animalistic appeal and, instead, rewrites wolf culture in a lifeless romp.

... the final result, while passable enough, is no particular treat ...

Alpha and Omega proves that sometimes more is more and less is less for a reason.

Wolf tale is all about romance, innuendo-filled jokes.

Almost totally bereft of surprises.

The 3D allows for bold, deep shots that swoop over cliffs and waterfalls, but can't distract from the wolves' clotted fur, which looks a decade behind the textures Pixar created for Toy Story 3.

We have the litmus test for 3D's ability to squeeze money from a stone.

There is some charm here. But it's one of those flicks where in a week or so, you'll be struggling to remember the title or any of the characters in it. (Parental Review also Available)

Young viewers might be distracted enough by the log-sledding critters to overlook the movie's lack of wit, but for most, there's nothing here to howl about.

There may be a few questions from the kids on the ride home, but this is an otherwise harmless and mostly forgettable entry into the bulging 3-D animation marketplace.

It's always hard not to think of classic Disney as the standard for a film like this. Using that yardstick, Crest Animation/Lionsgate's Alpha and Omega is far from an emotionally rich, fulfilling experience.

All the dramatic tension of a dial tone.

Someday they'll make an animated movie in which carnivorous animals actually kill and eat their prey; until then, we're stuck with the likes of Alpha and Omega.

Like an insane cur endlessly chasing its own tail, Alpha and Omega spins inward until it finally implodes

If Lionsgate wants to take a bite out of the animated film market dominated by Pixar and Disney, it'll have to do better than this toothless stray.