Review of Storks (2016) by Michelle S — 09 Oct 2016

Storks. One thing I will say about this film is how wacky, energetic, funny and creative it is. It is another film that shows how much energy and creativity Warner Bros. Animation puts into their films (this along with The Lego Movie plus Looney Tunes works in the past). I can definitely say I had a lot of fun watching it and I would watch it again given the chance.

Positives: This movie is constantly HILARIOUS! Most if not all jokes hit bullseyes! From the dialogue to the fast paced slapstick style akin to the Looney Tunes. Makes sense considering they are Warner Bros. The characters are memorable and fun to watch. From the protagonist Junior who wants to become the boss of Cornerstone for reasons revealed near the end but gets caught in a sticky situation with Tulip TO Tulip herself who was raised and surrounded by birds ever since a delivery incident gone wrong involving a stork who was supposed to deliver her infant self TO the big business bird and head of the Corporate named Hunter (voiced by Kelsey Grammer, who is Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons). I also really like how this movie pokes fun at cliched movie tropes such as the workaholic parents (It's a tired movie cliche but I do like how they exaggerated the trope using Nate's parents to parody it, also the parents do learn to spend more time with their son Nate by building huge slides to make their house look like a playhouse since Nate wants to set it up for his soon to be baby sibling. Another cliche trope the film is aware of and parodies well is the wolves who want to raise the baby as part of their clan (like the Jungle Book and Princess Mononoke) and the way the wolves shape shift is funny and fits well with the movie's comedic tone. I also admire the message and themes about family and feeling belonged as it works well along with the amount of character development from both Junior, Tulip, and Nate. Lastly, the animation is very colorful and creative especially with the character designs and characters movements and the settings have great design as well. I also do like how the story's idea is very original too. The idea of storks and how they handle deliveries is a creative concept.

Negatives: I felt that the climax was rushed and how the villain is defeated was also way too rushed I mean I get that Storks is fast paced but I still felt that the third act should have been much better structured and paced. Also the accent and voice acting on this one character Pigeon Toady voiced by Steve Glickman. I was not a fan of honestly. His "Brauh" Accent and and the way his voice was sounded was just awkward in my opinion.

Overall, despite the rushed third act and awkward voice acting on Steve Glickman's part, I found this to be a funny and creative movie that is a lot of fun to watch. Because of this and the Lego Movie, I am definitely all hyped to see the Lego Batman Movie and much more projects to come from Warner Bros Animation. I give this an 4/5.