The Angry Birds Movie
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An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics were broadly negative, with nearly half outright panning it, though a vocal minority found it zippy and surprisingly competent for its source material. The main fault lines were over whether the animation's visual energy compensates for a thin, formulaic plot — and whether the film earns any comparison to stronger animated features or remains firmly in the disposable tier.
“in terms of storyboard-storytelling (a specialty of co-director Reilly) the quality of visual imagination is very high. Befitting of the nature of the original games, spatial relationships are exceedingly clear, and the intricate, Rube Goldberg-like structures the film's world builds up make sense mechanically right up to the moment they get blown to smithereens.”
Leslie Felperin·The Hollywood Reporter
“driven by a naked commercial imperative”
The Guardian
“the kids of today deserve better. So do I, come to think of it.”
Glenn Kenny·The New York Times
“Let's be clear, then: The Angry Birds Movie isn't pointless because it's based on an app. It's pointless because it's pointless.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
“goes through familiar, harmless and occasionally amusing plot motions to explain why these birds are so angry, and why they're perfectly justified in going bin Laden on buildings”
Radheyan Simonpillai·Now
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
Cast & Crew
Clay KaytisDirector
Jason SudeikisRed (voice)
Josh GadChuck (voice)
Danny McBrideBomb (voice)
Maya RudolphMatilda (voice)
Bill HaderLeonard (voice)
Peter DinklageMighty Eagle (voice)
Sean PennTerence (voice)
Keegan-Michael KeyJudge Peckinpah (voice)
Kate McKinnonStella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Tony HaleRoss / Cyrus / Mime (voice)
Hannibal BuressEdward the Birthday Dad (voice)
Ike BarinholtzTiny (voice)
Heitor PereiraComposer
Jon VittiWriter
John CohenWriterThe Angry Birds Movie
An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics were broadly negative, with nearly half outright panning it, though a vocal minority found it zippy and surprisingly competent for its source material. The main fault lines were over whether the animation's visual energy compensates for a thin, formulaic plot — and whether the film earns any comparison to stronger animated features or remains firmly in the disposable tier.
“in terms of storyboard-storytelling (a specialty of co-director Reilly) the quality of visual imagination is very high. Befitting of the nature of the original games, spatial relationships are exceedingly clear, and the intricate, Rube Goldberg-like structures the film's world builds up make sense mechanically right up to the moment they get blown to smithereens.”
Leslie Felperin·The Hollywood Reporter
“driven by a naked commercial imperative”
The Guardian
“the kids of today deserve better. So do I, come to think of it.”
Glenn Kenny·The New York Times
“Let's be clear, then: The Angry Birds Movie isn't pointless because it's based on an app. It's pointless because it's pointless.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
“goes through familiar, harmless and occasionally amusing plot motions to explain why these birds are so angry, and why they're perfectly justified in going bin Laden on buildings”
Radheyan Simonpillai·Now
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
Cast & Crew
Clay KaytisDirectorJason SudeikisRed (voice)Josh GadChuck (voice)Danny McBrideBomb (voice)Maya RudolphMatilda (voice)Bill HaderLeonard (voice)Peter DinklageMighty Eagle (voice)Sean PennTerence (voice)Keegan-Michael KeyJudge Peckinpah (voice)Kate McKinnonStella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)Tony HaleRoss / Cyrus / Mime (voice)Hannibal BuressEdward the Birthday Dad (voice)Ike BarinholtzTiny (voice)Heitor PereiraComposerJon VittiWriterJohn CohenWriterRent & Buy