The Wild Life

Robinson Crusoe: The Wild Life is a handbook of mistakes -- although I can't say whether the problem was lack of budget, time, or simply judgment.

Kids might be amused, but adults will find the jokes weak, the narrative bleak and little to pass the time between animal chase scenes.

contemporary relevance doesn't make this movie any more interesting. It just floats by on flat characters and predictable gags, a functional distraction for kids who are bound to forget it as soon as they hit the next episode of Dora The Explorer.

There's always a lot to look at. The script is so-so, but the total lack of snark and cynicism in the film is refreshing.

The animation is quite good but the voice talent is poor, the characters are dull, and the story and script start out badly and go downhill from there.

It's no great shock when a movie based on a beloved book falls short of the original, but few fail as confoundingly as "The Wild Life."

Not a travesty, some small ones may find delight with the cute hedgehogs and company, but it is lazy.

I personally would rather watch this film than a lazy unambitious effort like Ice Age: Collision Course but that's just me.

This was an impressive film visually for the independent Belgian company but the story unfortunately falls flat.

It's not that The Wild Life is poorly animated or overtly irresponsible. It's just lazy and stupid.