kids movie review

Caught Igor last night with my niece the Fiend.

The animation was fairly mediocre, more Veggie Tales than Pixar. A lot of it had the hard shiny plastic look that was computer animation's calling card for years.
But the story was clever and engaging (a country of Mad Scientists and their generic hunchbacked assistant Igors competing in a yearly invention contest) and it had a stellar cast of voice actors- John Cusack, Steve Bushemi, Eddie Izzard, Sean Hayes, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge. They were so good it was almost distracting, as their somewhat limited characters struggled to keep up.

It was fun, got a couple of genuine laffs out of me and kept both me and the Fiend entertained throughout. The story was probably a little bit complex for her, but she kept up with only the occasional question about this or that plot point. I'd say it would appeal most to the 9-12 demographic.

If you're looking for something colorful to watch with a kid, you could do a lot worse.