The Hollywood Reporter has the first big review of DreamWorks’ next animated film The Croods, which played at the Berlin International Film Festival this past week. Their bottom line is “the humor and charm… is too uneven to help it approach [Ice Age’s] mammoth market share. But its mostly fast-moving roller coaster of kinetic action and its menagerie of fantastic creatures – from cute to menacing – should keep kids entertained”. Obviously, spoilers abound. Also, Croods star Nicolas Cage talked with Reuters about the film: “what I really like about the relationship… in the movie is that it’s a relationship that I think many families can relate to — the over-protective father, the teenaged daughter who wants to have some adventure”.
Star and critic talk Croods