Get all ducks in a row before take off for world of adventure
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Migration is a predictable but feelgood computeranimated odyssey, which nests in some of the same places as Chicken Run and Rio
Ducks waddle into the mainstream with the delightful family animated adventure Migration. Anxiety-crippled mallard Mack spins nightmarish bedtime stories to educate his two children, Dax and Gwen, about the perils of straying from the comfort of Moose Head Pond.
Mack’s loyal and quickwitted wife Pam yearns for new horizons but she appears powerless to prevent Max from crushing the ducklings’ adventurous spirits and her own dreams.
“I don’t want to miss out on life because you are afraid to leave this pond,” she laments.
In response, Mack organises a spontaneous family migration south from leafy New England to Jamaica accompanied by curmudgeonly uncle Dan.
Changeable weather conditions propel the flock off course and the ducks rely on the kindness of quirky characters they encounter along the way including Central Park pigeon gang leader Chump, caged macaw Delroy and yoga-loving duck Googoo.
Migration is a predictable but feelgood computeranimated odyssey, which nests in some of the same places as Chicken Run and Rio.
Directed by Benjamin Renner and co-directed by Guylo Homsy, the film signals its heart-warming intent before Mack and co are airborne, loudly espousing the pursuit of sky-high dreams even if that means an occasional emergency landing to regroup.
A sparkling ensemble cast coasts along on autopilot for most of the flight with almost no dramatic turbulence before a safe landing in a tropical paradise.
Screenwriter Mike White brings his sardonic humour to a ducks-out-of-water script dealing with cross-generational strife and self-doubt.
Migration (UK U/ROI G, 83 mins, Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd, available now via Premium Video On Demand rental, available from Monday April 22 on Amazon/bt TV Store/ itunes/sky Store/talktalk TV Store.
Featuring the voices of: Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Danny Devito, Carol Kane, Awkwafina, Keeganmichael Key, David Mitchell, Caspar Jennings, Tresi Gazal.