Film: Zootopia

GENRE: Animation, Action

RATING: PG for some action and rude humour
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 48 minutes

STARRING: Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time, Ed)

Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses); Idris Elba (Thor, Pacific Rim)

DIRECTORS: Byron Howard (Tangled), Rick Moore (Wreck-It Ralph)

WRITERS: Jared Bush (newcomer) & Phil Johnston (Wreck-It Ralph)

PLOT: A bunny cop and slick fox work together to find some missing animals and a greater conspiracy.

FULL DISCLOSURE: They had me at the sloth trailer.

STORY STUFF: The plot moved along a pretty good pace. I really enjoyed the themes of the film. Not only does it take on racial equality but also the idea of following your dreams (which they beat you over the head with Shakira’s “Try Everything” song). There are some great moments throughout but the best, by far, is the sloth scene at the DMV. It’s worth watching again and again.

ACTING STUFF: Really great voice acting all around. Even though I knew it was Goodwin doing Judy’s voice, it still reminded me of Amy Poehler.

ARTISTIC STUFF: This film looks a couple a steps shy of a Pixar film. There’s cleverness in the backgrounds and beautiful animation but it looks like it could go a bit further. Also the supporting characters needed more pizazz, like the mayor.

VERDICT: Four stars out of five

SEE IT IF: Love clever Disney animated films

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Batman vs Superman, Allegiant