OVER THE HEDGE - Theaters

My daughter turned 10 this month, which resulted in the annual, "It's your day, your call" weekend afternoon. Her choice: Bowling. Bad news kiddo. They have leagues going on. Next choice, go see the movie Cars at the theater. We go, get our snacks, hit the theater and find.... the only available seats are in the front row. She's a trooper. She didn't pout. Instead, she said we could ask for an exchange of tickets and go see Over the Hedge instead. We went, and I honestly can't imagine liking a bunch of talking autos better than talking critters. Bruce Willis plays RJ the racoon, who, fearing the wrath of a bear named Vincent, must steal enough food to keep Vincent happy upon waking from hibernation. How better to steal so much food than to con a family of forest foragers into helping him stow it?

Over the Hedge is funny and sweet, with lessons about family ties, honesty, and gives an eerie view at the gluttonous nature of human kind. It's not pretty folks. That alone is worth taking the kids to see this one!

Other voices: Avril Lavigne, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, William Shatner