Chicken Run: Critic Reviews

Fans of the more subversive Wallace and Gromit tales are almost bound to be somewhat disappointed by this safer, more mainstream effort.

Exactly the picker-upper this macho-movie summer needs.

Before our disbelieving eyes, a pageant of jeopardy, romance and rescue unfolds.

Fab animation from Wallace and Gromit creator.

"Chicken Run's" finale is on par both with "The Great Escape" and the classic Wallace and Gromit ending to "A Close Shave" for rousing excitement and ingenuity. When it comes to clever and fun entertainment with a twist, it's the cock of the walk.

The sophisticated humor of Peter Lord and Nick Park's very funny comedy is more likely to strike a nerve with adults.

The fact that this movie is animated entirely with clay ruined the enjoyment for me while watching this.

Thoroughly endearing family entertainment.

Park's love for all his characters, good and evil, is literally palpable: These characters have been forged of clay, fussed over, posed, photographed over a period of years.

That rare animated film that can easily please all age groups.

As far as laughs go, it's slow to take off; and in terms of gags, characters and narrative, it lacks the freshness of some of the earlier films.

I know I've seen a good funny animal movie if I stop eating the animal in real life.

Inventiveness taken to new levels...simply a marvel.

I don't think two minutes went by where I wasn't laughing out loud.

It has intelligence, humor, drama and tragedy, dance numbers, amour and more, any of which will have appeal to someone out there.

It's a wonder to know that each frame of this film was handmade, not orchestrated by a computer.

Insufferably twee.

Something about Nick Park's characters is intrinsically hilarious... Maybe it's those teeth.

A sharp, witty movie that finally answers the age-old question: what do chickens do when you're not looking?

It's hard to make bits of clay flutter like feathers, but somehow they do.

The lavish coops, detailed pie machine and realistic lighting are just a small thread in a beautiful canvas of stirring images.

The poultry cast are capable of an extraordinary range of expression, especially during the sad or mildly scary scenes.

The deeply ironic undertones will keep adults and kids entertained alike.

Full of humor for every age group, capped off with the message that perseverance and teamwork pay off.

The animation is executed with astonishing skill, considering every frame records minute changes made by hand in models of rubber and plasticene modeling clay. They even managed a spit-take!