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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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Flushed Away ought to stand as one of the highlights of the season. Let's hope the title isn't a prediction of its future.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
11/03/06
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

So while Flushed Away is studded with little comic nuggets, it is its story that disappoints.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
11/03/06
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Charming and often quite funny.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
11/03/06
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Flushed Away will make you excited about animated movies again. It shows you can still do something with heart and soul even though everyone else is trying to cash in.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
11/03/06
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

Each and every character gets one joke that's repeated into infinity.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment 2 Comments
11/02/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

There's much that's enjoyable about this computer-animated movie, but in the end it feels a bit generic.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/02/06
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The directors keep the material dancing at a neck-breaking velocity, bouncing the zingers around like a tennis ball fight, and pushing the voice talent to match the speed of the animated shenanigans.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
11/02/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Where the film may lack in plotting it makes up by being one of the most consistently inventive bits of eye candy these retinas have seen in some time.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
11/02/06
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

A hilarious film full of pratfalls for the kids, and smart humor for the parents and adults who are just looking for a good time (in the clean, non-suggestive way).

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
11/02/06
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

...all of these pictures are starting to blend together to form one big, hypertensive splash of motion that threatens to over-stimulate us all!

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
11/02/06
Uri Lessing
Uri Lessing
eFilmCritic.com

We know what Aardman is capable of, which makes Flushed Away all the more disappointing.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
11/02/06
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

like a paint-by-numbers animated adventure that hits all the right marks but has no real energy

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
11/02/06
Anne Gilbert
Anne Gilbert
Filmcritic.com

... filled to overflowing with mischievous gags for kids and adults alike, tickling the periphery of the story and crammed into every frame with playful abandon.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment 2 Comments
11/02/06
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The film mixes rousing kid-friendly adventure with surprisingly savvy grown-up wit and charm.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
11/02/06
Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
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An actual story! With genuine characters! In a kid's cartoon? Say it ain't so!

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
11/02/06
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
E! Online

Flushed Awayarrives at the wrong time with the wrong cast and unfortunately without the right sort of alchemy that won Aardman both audiences and critical adulation.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
11/02/06
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

The first computer-animated feature to come from Aardman Animations is filled with exuberant and infectious silliness.

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11/02/06
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Flushed Away, Aardman's first computer-generated cartoon, does away with the clay but leaves the craft and emotion intact, resulting in a film that earns its place among the Aardman classics.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
11/02/06
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Flushed Away, the new feature from Aardman Animations, revels in its British-ness -- it’s full of bone-dry wit, football references, and ribs on the French -- and I was hooked from the first shot of Tower Bridge.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
11/02/06
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

The movie is both child-friendly and, in its frequent jokes and topical references, adult-friendly, too. What it lacks is the heart to make it really stick in the imagination.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
11/02/06
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
 
 
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