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08/12/06
The Ant Bully (2006)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:70
Rotten:41
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Sometimes inventive and witty, this animated adventure into an ant-sized world is a pleasant diversion.
Theatrical Release:04-08-2006
Synopsis: A young boy learns the importance of teamwork and gains self-confidence in this animated feature written and directed by John A. Davis (JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS), and based on the book by John... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell, Paul Giamatti, Allison Mack
Director: John A. Davis
Reviews for The Ant Bully
Top CriticIt all seems very workaday.
08/12/06
As kiddie entertainment it works well, with simple humour and lots of action. But there’s not a lot to appeal to any accompanying adults.
08/12/06
Top CriticWriter-director John A Davis has one or two nice touches, but the film is disposable.
08/12/06
Top CriticBesides keeping us entertained and occasionally thrilled, there's a nice sense that the film is actually saying something.
08/12/06
Kiddie-friendly toilet humour, a whiff of suspense and familiar voice actors make it passably entertaining, but there’s little warmth or emotional satisfaction to be had from its cynical characters.
08/12/06
Top CriticEnjoyable, brightly animated adventure with strong characters, superb gags and a script that isn't afraid to throw in a spot of political subtext.
08/12/06
There's quite a bit of inventiveness here, which I found myself getting caught up in, even though it was a foregone conclusion where the film was heading.
07/30/06
The Ant Bully won't battle your Pixar collection for DVD shelf space for that matter, neither will Pixar's latest, Cars -- but nor will it have you staring at your watch.
07/27/06
The Ant Bully, in trying to match Antz or A Bug's Life, just digs itself into a big hole.
07/27/06
The Ant Bully is never less than colorful and high-energy. But it's hard to shake the feeling that we've all gone up this hill before.
07/26/06
The Ant Bully is the first of the summer's many animated features that doesn't somehow feel familiar.
07/27/06
It all adds up to a peculiar whole; fun I suppose, but not what you'd call a picnic.
07/27/06
In spite of its predictability, it's a nifty story in the abstract, and Davis certainly makes the most of the opportunity to examine the world from an ant's-eye view ...
07/27/06
The new computer-animated movie, "The Ant Bully," knows a few things about bullies, most of which we already know--all of which bear repeating.
08/30/06
The movie has a great time playing with ideas of scope and perspective, shifting between microscopic and macroscopic.
07/28/06
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04/23/09
Crawling with marvelous microcosmic animation ... A family cartoon for anyone who ever smashed an ant-pile as a kid and lived to regret it.
08/07/06
Like the insect world it depicts, The Ant Bully, based on John Nickle's book, is neatly structured and cohesive, but a little small-scale.
07/28/06
[It's] a rousing adventure capped with just the right measure of sweetness... John A. Davis shows heaps of invention.
07/28/06
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