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Flushed Away (2006)

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Reviews Counted:127

Fresh:91

Rotten:36

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: Clever and appealing for both children and adults, Flushed Away marks a successful entry into digital animated features for Aardman Animations.

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Childrens

US Box Office: $64,459,316

Synopsis: From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, the teams behind the Oscar®-winning hits "Shrek" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," comes the computer-animated comedy "Flushed... From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, the teams behind the Oscar®-winning hits "Shrek" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," comes the computer-animated comedy "Flushed Away." Blending Aardman's trademark style and characterizations with DreamWorks' state-of-the-art computer animation, the film marks a unique new look for the artform. In this new comedy set on and beneath the streets of London, Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) is a pampered pet mouse who thinks he's got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid (Shane Richie) – the definition of "low life" -- comes spewing out of the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the loo for a dip in the "whirlpool." Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being the one flushed away into the bustling world down below. Underground, Roddy discovers a vast metropolis, where he meets Rita (Kate Winslet), a street-wise rat who is on a mission of her own. If Roddy is going to get home, he and Rita will need to escape the clutches of the villainous Toad (Sir Ian McKellen), who royally despises all rodents and has dispatched two hapless henchrats, Spike (Andy Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy), as well as his cousin -- that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog (Jean Reno) – to see that Roddy and Rita are iced ... literally. "Flushed Away" stars the voices of Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman (Broadway's "The Boy From Oz," the "X-Men" film franchise) as Roddy; four-time Oscar® nominee Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Iris," "Titanic," "Sense and Sensibility") as Rita; two-time Oscar® nominee Ian McKellen ("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Gods and Monsters") as the Toad; Andy Serkis ("King Kong," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King") and Bill Nighy ("Love Actually") as Spike and Whitey; Shane Richie ("Shoreditch") as Sid; and Jean Reno ("The Tiger and the Snow") as Le Frog. "Flushed Away" is being directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, and produced by Peter Lord, David Sproxton and Cecil Kramer. -- © DreamWorks [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Jean Reno

Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell

Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell
Story: Peter Lord, Dick Clement, Sam Fell
Screenwriter: Ian La Frenais, Joe Keenan, William Davies
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Producer: Cecile Kramer, David Sproxton
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Full Review Source: In Film Australia | comment Comment
12/30/06
Stephen Rowley
Stephen Rowley
In Film Australia
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Deliciously witty, funny and clever, endlessly inventive and filled with Aardman's trademark eye for detail, Flushed Away has more for grown ups than for kids, although no age group could complain of being under nourished with entertainment in this film.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
12/08/06
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Alicia Potter
Alicia Potter
Boston Phoenix

It's an interesting approach to bridging two very different disciplines -- it's just a pity they didn't find a better script to try it out on.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/10/08
Saxon Bullock
Saxon Bullock
Channel 4 Film

Despite the attempts to make this slick and bang up-to-date - plasma screens and pop culture references abound - it still feels curiously caught in aspic.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
06/13/08
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

So confusing... so jarring... so utterly irritating, how I long for "Wallace and Gromit" at this moment...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
09/11/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Exciting, adventurous, and flush with visual and verbal gags, Aardman's latest stands out from the many other children's animations released this year because it seems a labour of love rather than a soulless commodity.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
07/06/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

A witty combination of jokes for both adults and kids.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
03/24/07
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

No review available.

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02/03/07
Stephen Garrett
Stephen Garrett
Time Out New York

A disappointing CG-animated film.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
12/30/06
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

The movie's gaggle of writers (seven different men have either screenplay or story credits) come up with enough clever visual references to ease the burden of familiarity.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
12/30/06
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

The dialogue is witty and the action exciting, but without the hands-on, homemade appeal of stop-motion, the Aardman magic is missing.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
12/15/06
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Like a mouse on a spinning wheel, it's a film that moves at a breakneck pace but ultimately goes nowhere.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
12/15/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Any movie designed for kids that wantonly throws around Kafka gags gets my vote.

Full Review Source: SA Movie & DVD Magazine | comment Comment
12/15/06
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
SA Movie & DVD Magazine

Embora animados digitalmente, os personagens deste novo longa trazem, em seus designs e personalidades, as características que fizeram dos filmes da Aardman um repositório constante de histórias engraçadas e envolventes.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
12/14/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

An animated film inferior to Aardman's tradition, but just about right for DreamWorks' recent mediocrity streak

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
12/09/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Although Flushed Away is on a much bigger scale than its homely predecessors, it's still comfortably offbeat and funny.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/01/06
Richard James Havis
Richard James Havis
Film Journal International

A treat for adults and children alike.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
11/30/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The action sequences mostly uninspired and the characterisations and voice-overs underwhelming.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
11/29/06
Time Out

The best animated movie of the year and only a whisker shy of the brilliance of Wallace and Gromit.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
11/29/06
Olly Richards
Olly Richards
Empire Magazine
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