The Angry Birds Movie
Image: Chuck (Josh Gad), Red (Jason Sudeikis), Bomb (Danny McBride)
It’s not easy rating a movie above four stars. It makes you think and re-think your decision. But once in a while comes along a movie that blows your mind away. Probably the first genuinely great movie of the year in my opinion, The Angry Birds Movie is a laugh riot with a conscience.
With the singular failing of being predictable (after all it’s meant for kids and is based on an App), Angry Birds strikes at the heart of entertainment, telling the story of Red (Jason Sudeikis), a different bird with a mind of his own and some anger issues. It juggles staying true to the App and the demands of the genre (especially after mega-hit The Lego Movie) with ease and perfection.
From the moment the lead character of Red says “Pluck my life!” to the end, Angry Birds is a joy flight for both young and old. It’s full of humour, warmth and subtle messages of friendship, acceptance and colonisation (the Pigs invasion, aka the East India Company perhaps?). If you can stand another remake/reboot/rehash/resurrection of Batman, you definitely should watch this! (JR)
****1/2
BY JOSEPH RANA
