In short, this was a fantastically enjoyable movie. In somewhat more length, a really fun take on a classic theme mixed with some hip pop-culture references and really fantastic visuals (especially in 3D) and you have a can't miss formula for fun. /clicheAlright, so it's basically a movie for kids with a nice soft PG rating, but like any good animated movie for kids, they've managed to inject enough adult-only jokes and references that no one in the audience should be bored. What surprised me was the "message" the movie is pushing. I was expecting something about how we should rejoice in our differentness, how there's nothing wrong with being a freak, and all that. But the message was actually more about having the strength to do what you want and being your own person and, you know, rejoicing in our differentness, etc. The main character is Susan (the ginormous woman you see in the trailers), and it's mostly about her realizing she doesn't need to be with the selfish career focused Derek that she was planning to marry. She has all the strenth and smarts and will she needs to be her own person and not part of "Team Deedle" as Derek would say. I guess an unexpected feminist breeze that I found quite refreshing presentation and overtness.
Negatives? Well, there were kids in the theater.
