I saw the Swedish dub of Migration (or Änder as it's been titled in Swedish) today with my 5 year old son who thoroughly enjoyed all the slapstick in the film, and if you've ever seen an Illumination film then you'll know what kind of slapstick I'm talking about. Elaborate camera moves, slow motion, things happening of little or no consequence to the plot, just there to keep the ball rolling towards the next set-piece. The colours were beautiful and the different landscapes were I think the most beautiful parts of the film.
Everything else felt like other similar films aimed at the audience south of ten years old. You might see this was written by Mike White and think this will dare to fly a different route but no. This was a film made by consensus from script to screen.
Yet again all the children in the showing were laughing and reacting exactly where Illumination wanted them to so they must be doing something right. The film went by pretty quickly too.
To conclude, see this with kids, it's a safe bet to keep them entertained for about an hour and a half. Don't expect as an adult to have much to engage with here otherwise except all the lovely colours.
Everything else felt like other similar films aimed at the audience south of ten years old. You might see this was written by Mike White and think this will dare to fly a different route but no. This was a film made by consensus from script to screen.
Yet again all the children in the showing were laughing and reacting exactly where Illumination wanted them to so they must be doing something right. The film went by pretty quickly too.
To conclude, see this with kids, it's a safe bet to keep them entertained for about an hour and a half. Don't expect as an adult to have much to engage with here otherwise except all the lovely colours.