Barnyard

USA 2006, 86 minutes
Dir. Steve Oedekerk
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Family / Animation

Feat. Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Andie MacDowell

Aroview: Pleasingly madcap musical set on an animated farm where the animals get up to all varieties of fun when the farmer's back is turned, chiefly singing and dancing from a plentiful canon of rock'n'roll hits, while keeping a watchful eye out for voracious coyotes.

The maker of JIMMY NEUTRON here brings a surprising degree of invention and true humour to a fairly tired genre, trumping certain overhyped recent efforts (eg. HOODWINKED). A nice strand of feelgood sentiment also animates the central story of a young heifer in search of a father figure. Note: the film, somewhat notoriously, equipped all the bovine characters with large udders, which may result in a few unusual questions from youngsters!

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3 stars (Good Enough) While the farmer's away, the animals play/sing/dance - infact it's just one big all-out party until Otis steps in to run things. Certainly a little more risque than most family entertainment and likely to raise an eyebrow or two in places! ~GenXGirl