Up

A perfectly good animated movie aimed at kids that will appeal to adults too. The hoopla over the silent montage is worth it, it's charming and will bring tears if your eyes have ducts (we are jealous of you). The movie is well plotted, a coherent middle section, a beginning and an end. Sure, you can read the plot off beforehand, but the jokes are god, the action's genuinely exciting, and if the kiddiewinks aren't too fussed about a little teetering on cliff tops they shouldn't wet themselves. A good message, nice to see an older citizen as the hero and an obese child as our co-star. Also refreshing that the voices are unknowns, and what difference does that make? Precisely. The animation is smooth and easy on the eye, if not the cutting edge. All the same, this film'll last when your Avatar's are glue.