The filmmakers behind this animated follow-up to the 2016
original create not one but two romantic subplots, teach a heartwarming moral
lesson about cooperation even when you don't like someone else, throw in a slew
of '90s references to entertain the grown-ups, and mix an air of unhinged,
deeply classical silliness with the seemingly inevitable (in children's fare)
potty jokes. The flightless birds (voices of, among others, Peter Dinklage,
Josh Gad and Danny McBride) and crass green pigs (their leader voiced by Bill
Hader) of the popular app must band together to stave off a threat from icy
Eagle Island (its instigator voiced by Leslie Jones). The youngest audience
members won't understand all the jokes. But Director Thurop Van Orman and
screenwriter Peter Ackerman, eager to please, have seen to it that something
inevitably comes along that they will. The result is in a comedy virtually the
whole household can enjoy.
Watch out for: Intense
action sequences, fleeting scatological humor.
Rated: The Catholic News
Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture
Association of America rating is PG -- parental guidance suggested. Some
material may not be suitable for children.
© Arlington Catholic Herald 2019