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The laughs subside near the end as the requisite moral kicks in, but this is still that rare kids' movie I'd recommend to parents and nonparents alike.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Barnyard
The secret lives of animals revealed!
2006 · 1h 30m · PG
Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Steve Oedekerk
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Barnyard
Overview
Otis is a mischievous, carefree Holstein cow who lives on a farm where, unbeknownst to humans, the animals are anthropomorphic. He prefers having fun with his best friends: Pip the mouse, Freddy the ferret, Peck the rooster, and Pig the pig - rather than following strict rules and accepting responsibility. But when his adoptive father is killed in a coyote attack, he has a heavy responsibility thrust upon him to become leader of his farm home's community.
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Loud, raucous and dispiritingly unfunny.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
It shouldn't be surprising that writer-director Steve Oedekerk, the man responsible for Kung Pow! Enter The Fist and the second Ace Ventura movie, considers single-celled organisms as he shoots for the lowest common denominator.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Rotten
Don't the filmmakers know there are children watching -- and listening?
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Rotten
Could qualify as a case study in just how quickly and thoroughly computer-animated studio releases have declined to a state of inspiration-depleted, assembly-line anthropomorphism.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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