There are some heartfelt moments and a few funny characters, but it's just too difficult to get past the obvious borrowing from other animated hits (and aforementioned udder thing). His father looks more realistic (yet still with udders), so why saddle this character, whose relationship with said patriarch is the driving force of the story, with such an anomaly?īarnyard won't have you mistaking it for Shrek or other classic animated features, but it's not entirely terrible. There's "suspension of disbelief" and then there's a male cow with udders! The anatomy of a cow is more or less taught, albeit indirectly, in preschool or earlier, yet the filmmakers couldn't take the time to do away with this poor guy's udders, or, hey, here's a thought, make him look like a bull. This motley crew might not be enough to keep Otis from avenging his father's death, and he might even become the "man" Ben wanted him to be along the way.Īll you really need to know about the ineptitude of Barnyard stems from seeing the main character: a male cow. Otis isn't exactly surround by genius buddies to begin with-there's Peck the Rooster (Rob Paulsen), Freddy the Ferret (Cam Clarke), and Pip the Mouse (Jeffrey Garcia), to name a few. He would rather play with his buddies and chase after a cute "girl" named Daisy (Courtney Cox) then act mature, though. Faster than you can say Simba and Mufasa, Ben is killed by a coyote, and Otis is the new leader. Otis (Kevin James) is the bovine son of the barn's ringleader, Ben (Sam Elliott). What appears to be a normal farm, turns into a raucous party spot whenever the resident farmer heads to town. She might be close to the edge of Barnyard's target demographic, but if anything involving animals doesn't lock in an 11-year-old, there's trouble afoot. While my 3-year-old was astonished by the CGI-animation, my 11-year-old daughter, who likes everything, was bored during much of this. Don't confuse Barnyard with the superior Over the Hedge and Flushed Away, as this project from director Steve Oedekerk ( Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, Bruce Almighty) is merely a slow, meandering clone of The Lion King. MPAA Rating: PG for (some mild peril and rude humor)ĭVD ReviewEvery year sees its fair share of animated animal adventures, but 2006 has had more than ever. Other Stars: Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie Macdowell, David Koechner, Rob Paulsen, Cam Clarke, Jeffrey Garcia "I'll just say this, as long as I'm still kicking, no animal will be harmed inside that fence."
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