he animation is so-so, the debt to Madagascar and The Jungle Book blatant, and the jokes thin.

Screened at the IMAX, this is one 3-D movie that absolutely gains nothing from being in the format.

A couple of years ago, this might have been something special, but with so many talking animal films out there, it just ain’t.

Fatally lacking laughs and a real sense of adventure, this is a sporadically funny and awkwardly animated curiosity.

At this point, the most we can hope for now is an animated film that doesn't concern breaking out of a zoo of some sort.

Sony Pictures bags a warm and furry comedy stocked with cute critters and gentle lessons about leaving the nest.

...a computer-animated tale best suited for the pre-teen demographic, yet there are enough genuine, high-energy laughs to amuse viewers of just about any age.

[I]t’s hard to pinpoint who is responsible for this wretched train wreck of an animated feature. Whoever it was... they evidently worked backward... The result is too coarse for children under 10, insulting to anyone older than that and boring for all.

The film isn't painfully bad, and on occasion it's almost strange enough to pass muster on that score alone.

Slapstick humor, a rehashed plot and generic voice casting.