An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
A bulky, uneven script with too many narrative cul de sacs (including a pointlessly lengthy curling match at the zoo) makes it hard to stay interested in The Wild.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
14 Apr 2006
rotten:
As a movie that kids will enjoy with a few adult-oriented gags to keep parents from going completely insane with boredom, The Wild accomplishes its unambitious mission.
– Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Apr 2006
rotten:
Another animated film from 2006 that's right in that average category.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
17 Apr 2006
rotten:
The animation is exquisitely detailed, down to the lions' individually moving whiskers -- but when's the last time you enjoyed a cartoon for its realism?
– Jim Ridley,
Village Voice,
18 Apr 2006
rotten:
The animation here impresses more than in the equally defunct Madagascar, but everything else smacks of an easy money-making exercise of such dimwitted inanity even the youngest kids will see through it.