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Flushed Away (2006)

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Reviews Counted:127

Fresh:91

Rotten:36

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: Clever and appealing for both children and adults, Flushed Away marks a successful entry into digital animated features for Aardman Animations.

Rated: U [See Full Rating] for crude humor and some language

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:01-12-2006

Synopsis: From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, the teams behind the Oscar®-winning hits "Shrek" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," comes the computer-animated comedy "Flushed... From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, the teams behind the Oscar®-winning hits "Shrek" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," comes the computer-animated comedy "Flushed Away." Blending Aardman's trademark style and characterizations with DreamWorks' state-of-the-art computer animation, the film marks a unique new look for the artform. In this new comedy set on and beneath the streets of London, Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) is a pampered pet mouse who thinks he's got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid (Shane Richie) – the definition of "low life" -- comes spewing out of the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the loo for a dip in the "whirlpool." Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being the one flushed away into the bustling world down below. Underground, Roddy discovers a vast metropolis, where he meets Rita (Kate Winslet), a street-wise rat who is on a mission of her own. If Roddy is going to get home, he and Rita will need to escape the clutches of the villainous Toad (Sir Ian McKellen), who royally despises all rodents and has dispatched two hapless henchrats, Spike (Andy Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy), as well as his cousin -- that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog (Jean Reno) – to see that Roddy and Rita are iced ... literally. "Flushed Away" stars the voices of Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman (Broadway's "The Boy From Oz," the "X-Men" film franchise) as Roddy; four-time Oscar® nominee Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Iris," "Titanic," "Sense and Sensibility") as Rita; two-time Oscar® nominee Ian McKellen ("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Gods and Monsters") as the Toad; Andy Serkis ("King Kong," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King") and Bill Nighy ("Love Actually") as Spike and Whitey; Shane Richie ("Shoreditch") as Sid; and Jean Reno ("The Tiger and the Snow") as Le Frog. "Flushed Away" is being directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, and produced by Peter Lord, David Sproxton and Cecil Kramer. -- © DreamWorks [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Jean Reno

Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell

Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell
Story: Peter Lord, Dick Clement, Sam Fell
Screenwriter: Ian La Frenais, Joe Keenan, William Davies
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Producer: Cecile Kramer, David Sproxton
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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The chatter is as zingy for the adults in the theater as the action is zippy for the kiddies.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
11/03/06
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

The animation, computer-generated as opposed to Aardman's signature claymation style, pops with clever visual touches, and the voice cast, led by the omnipresent and ever likable Hugh Jackman as Roddy, is first-rate.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
11/03/06
Nancy Churnin
Nancy Churnin
Dallas Morning News

Little kids are sure to be bowled over by Roddy's reluctant heroism and Rita's resourcefulness, while the more grown up among us should appreciate the gleeful pokes at pop culture and Anglo-French relations.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
11/03/06
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

A delightfully silly and laugh-out-loud funny animated comedy, Flushed Away bodes happily for future collaborations between DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
11/03/06
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

Once again, droll British sensibility dominates the dialogue, along with their penchant for background detail and multi-layered humor. If you share my affection for Wallace & Gromit, you'll enjoy Flushed Away.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
11/03/06
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

...Brilliantly designed, frantically paced, sadly soulless and immediately forgettable.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
11/03/06
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Animated films can take years to complete, and judging by some gags, Flushed Away was in the works for a while. A bit about French toads (kind of like frogs, wink, wink) being less than lionhearted plays as stale.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
11/03/06
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee

Flushed Away is a very fine addition to the animation art form.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
11/03/06
Kim Williamson
Kim Williamson
Boxoffice Magazine

Many hands, including many writers, applied themselves to Flushed Away (doesn't that usually require just one hand?). The result is committee animation: cute, fast, uninspired, softly consumable.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
11/03/06
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

The short attention spans of directors David Bowers and Sam Fell are mostly forgivable because the movie is filled with so many entertaining characters.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
11/03/06
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle

Kids will probably be in stinky-sewage heaven with the new computer-animated critter comedy Flushed Away, but even they may realize they're up the proverbial creek in a boat with a faulty motor.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
11/03/06
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

Fans of Wallace and Gromit may be puzzled by a visual disconnect in Flushed Away. They will certainly, however, be delighted by the unrelenting whimsy and fast-paced gags of a story that never slows down to think about where it's going next.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
11/03/06
Ted Fry
Ted Fry
Seattle Times

Flushed Away is this year's wittiest animated adventure saga.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
11/03/06
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

Despite the switch from stop-motion to CGI, the hallmarks of a typical Aardman production are intact, right down to the characters’ round eyes and prominent teeth.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
11/03/06
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Toilet humour and Aardman characters go together like tar and tea.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
11/03/06
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

Deficient in the comedy of reticence discouragement that is Aardman's (or maybe just Nick Park's) unique strength. I don't want to say the Englishmen were corrupted, but I think they allowed their strongest, quirkiest instincts to be tethered.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
11/03/06
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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The film throws just enough lunacy at us to keep things entertaining even when we're not really sure where it's going.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
11/03/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

One of the most outright enjoyable films of the year -- an imaginative and entertaining ride from the very first flush.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
11/03/06
Tyler Hanley
Tyler Hanley
Palo Alto Weekly

It has Aardman's trademark intricacy of design, thrilling, hair's-breadth-timing of action sequences, mastery of physical properties and spaces, delightful characters, fresh and funny moments and adorable singing slugs.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
11/03/06
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

...the almost total lack of substance ensures that most viewers will have an awfully hard time finding much here to embrace...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
11/03/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
 
 
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