Erica Derrick
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Taha Avalos
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Kayden
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
FilmBuff1994
Flushed Away is a great movie with a well developed plot and a terrific voice cast. It is a ridiculously fun film for the entire family as we follow a mouse who is flushed down the toilet and sets off on a wild adventure to get home. The characters are all very unique and well established by the writers. Roddy is layered to an extent, as is Rita, while The Toad's objectives are always made abundantly clear. However, the film is lacking in heart that I have come to expect from these animated films. It has no type of warmth that features in classics like Toy Story or Shrek, and its absence keeps it from standing out as much. The voice cast is top notch, not merely being used to give this film more publicity. They really put effort in to their voice work, with Hugh Jackman leaving no trace of his Australian accent, Jean Reno putting on a French accent much more exaggerated than his own, and Andy Serkis truly embodying a henchman in his role. I feel the film shows that these movies do not need to be layered and give some type of thought provoking message in order for it to capture people of all ages, it merely has to be entertaining. While Flushed Away may be more forgetful than Aardman's previous work, you will enjoy the ride while it lasts, I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good family film. A mouse is flushed down the toilet and teams up with a sewer mouse to find his home.
SnoopyStyle
Roddy (Hugh Jackman) is a high class mouse living in the lap of luxury. When sewer rat Sid gets in, Roddy gets flushed down to the sewers. There he meets Rita (Kate Winslet) working her scavenger boat. They are harassed by the henchmen of the Toad. Through Roddy's bumbling, they find Rita, her boat, and the ruby that she was trying to hide.Aardman is trying a fully CGI feature film. It has the same feel and the same sensibility as their normal fare. If you like those, you'll like this one. The lead characters are likable, and the story has a lot of fun as long as you don't dwell on the fact that most of it takes place in the sewer.
TheLittleSongbird
Flushed Away is very entertaining. Sure, it isn't the best animation in the world, but there was a lot to enjoy. The animation in general is very good, but not as good as Ratatouille. The story was a little bit thin, and sometimes failed to engage. Most of the jokes were genuinely very funny, however it had a tendency to overshadow the story. The french frogs were also very funny, but my favourite were the singing slugs. They were so funny every time they appeared. The voice talents were fantastic, especially Ian Mckellan, a fine recovery after his mistake, Doogal. Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet also brought a lot of much needed wit to their rather thankless characters. Bill Nighy and Shane Richie also delighted in brief but entertaining roles. The Tom Jones song over the end credits was nice to hear too. All in all, a witty and highly entertaining film. 7.5/10 Bethany Cox
freakfire-1
Can anybody do good CGI films besides Pixar? I mean really, animation looked antiquated by 2006 standards and even by 1995 Toy Story standards. Or maybe they spent all their budget on Hugh Jackman. Whatever their reasoning, the story truly did suck.Somehow, Hugh Jackman is a rat - a rat that is flushed down a toilet. Yeah I know, seems stereotypical. But then the sewer mimicked the ways of London - to an extent. Throw in a promise of jewels (????) and an evil(??) frog and you get a pathetic attempt at entertainment.I would like to say something entertained me. Maybe the hookup in the movie? Or maybe the happily-ever-after rat relationship. But nothing did. It had the talent, but it blew up. D-
