ANTZ Reviewed by Pierce Dalton 1 star (out of 4)
Antz migrates out.
Its a stupid little movie that trys to be clever and sophisticated, yet trys a bit too hard.
With the voices of Woody Allen, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, and Sharon Stone, this computer-animated yak-fest (think Toy Story [1996] filled with used merchandising) is one for the ant-eaters.
The main story is the independence of a worker named Z (Allen). He wants more to life than just digging away underground for the colony. When he finds out about ``Insectopia," a mythical place where all insects can run free, Z, along with his colony's princess (Stone), journey out into the world to find a meaning for life.
About 15 minutes into the picture, I began to wonder what the point of the film was. Halfway through, I still didn't have an answer.
By the end credits, I just gave up and ran out.
Antz is a mindless mess of poor writing and even poorer voice-overs. Allen is nonchalant, while I would have guessed, if I hadn't seen her in The Mighty and Basic Instinct, Stone can't act, even in a cartoon.
This film is one for the bugs: unfunny and extremely dull.
Hey, A Bug's Life may have a good time doing Antz in.
1999 pierce80@aol.com
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