A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
The animation was, as Bluth and company had promised, a spectacular return to old-school craftsmanship.
– Tasha Robinson,
AV Club,
7 Jul 2007
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It is something gorgeous to look at.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
31 Aug 2008
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Every character moves fluidly and imaginatively against an extravaganza of detailed background and dazzling effects, all emboldened by fascinating colored textures.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
31 Aug 2008
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Not enthralling, but worth seeing for anyone interested in the mechanics of this arcane art.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
3 Sep 2008
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Bluth and his animators, bless them, chose to revive an endangered art form -- classically detailed animation. They drew their characters exquisitely and gave them individual personalities.