Reviewed By: Bill Gibron – for Filmcritic.com
Directors: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Producer: Pam Marsden
Screenwriters: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Voice Actors: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Neil Patrick Harris
MPAA Rating: PG
FilmCritic Rating = 4.0 out of 5.0 Stars
In the realm of unforeseen cinematic surprises, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is nothing short of a delight. Judging it solely against other CG titles that have come out recently, you’d expect the same old thing: stunt voice casting randomly inserting a bunch of recycled pop culture quips into a narrative so scattered it could use some celluloid Ritalin. In other words, all flash and no real family film value.
However, just like Kung Fu Panda last year, the creators behind this exciting, exuberant adventure — writers/directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller — defy expectations while delivering one of the best non-Pixar animated titles ever.
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Interesting how in Spanish the translation to the title is “Lluvia de hamburguesas” (Hamburguers rain) Instead of meatballs there’re hamburguers falling from the sky.