When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.
I don't care if it's 2-D, 3-D, CGI or hand drawn, it all goes back to the story.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
7 Nov 2005
rotten:
By the time the sky really does start 'falling' -- courtesy of an alien invasion -- Chicken Little's frantic efforts to stay farm fresh have started to wear on the nerves.
– Ben Kenigsberg,
Village Voice,
8 Nov 2005
rotten:
Traditional cel animation may be dead, but it'll be remembered fondly. Pop ephemera like Chicken Little is more likely to be smiled at once, then instantly forgotten.
– Tasha Robinson,
AV Club,
6 Dec 2005
rotten:
Only a singularly subversive sidekick, a Streisand-obsessed porker (Zahn), makes this movie stand out from a host of other mediocre animated kids' flicks.
– David Fear,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Animation fans will find this worth the wait, though apparently there's no story-generating software that can tap into the dark recesses of a child's psyche as cannily as Uncle Walt once did.