Movie Review: Rio

Rio
Starring the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement, George Lopez, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am
Written by Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, and Sam Harper
Directed by Carlos Saldanha

Story: A domesticated bird, Blu, is taken to Rio De Janeiro to screw the last female of his species.

Review: Another 3D animated movie to suck the money out of parents wallets. Rio is just meh. Who cares? You'll leave the theater and have forgotten the most of the movie by the time you start your car. There's a few funny lines, and some pretty cool animations, but nothing that you haven't seen before. I was a little weirded out by Linda's relationship with Blu. Nobody should love their pet that much. She trained him to help with breakfast, doing chores, and working around her bookshop. What else did she train him to do? And wouldn't you know, she falls for the guy that imitates birds to communicate with them. I think there's some pretty freaky shit going on in that household.

Comparable Movies: Didn't actually see either, but it seems to be a mash up of Alpha and Omega and Madagascar. There's two animals forced to mate with each other and funny monkeys.

Rating: * 1/2 out of 5

Nothing new here. I'm sure little kids will love it, but if you don't have kids just wait for the next Pixar movie to come out.

May the Force be with you,
CHUD