Movie - Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge
Rated PG

4 Stars

This is a pretty good movie. The story line is good. The voices work well with the characters. There was a steady pace to the movie. But, for me, there was something lacking. I am not sure what, but there was something lacking. Children and adults seem to enjoy the movie. I did laugh in some sense. Of course, the “something lacking” could just be that it is a movie for children and I was a grumpy adult by the time we found our seats in the theater.

The main character is a raccoon voiced by Bruce Willis. He is a smooth talker with a hidden agenda. RJ (the raccoon) meets up with some woodland creatures that have awoken to find there log-home now sits by a new hedge. The animals, although made up of a mix of creatures, are a family. RJ shows this family how to find food just beyond the hedge... in suburbia. In the process of finding food, they also battle for survival against a human who has a dislike of foraging creatures in her perfect suburb. It really is a good family friendly film.

CFR: Yes

As I said before, a good family film.
One creature threatens another, and this is not really dealt with. Language wise, if there was any (I think there may have been one “mild” word), it isn't really noticeable/obvious. There is deception in the film. I am not sure that the honesty issue is addressed well enough, but it is pointed out that the truth should be told in the first place. And how can you have “moral lessons” in a movie without first having issues such as threats and deception? So, some things you could talk about after viewing this about are: Honesty, Turning to family for help, Trust, Obeying the law, Threats, Greed and Food Obsessions
Even with all this, overall, I think this is a “Yes” for any movie-going age.