Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Hugh Jackman | ... | Roddy (voice) | |
Kate Winslet | ... | Rita (voice) | |
Ian McKellen | ... | The Toad (voice) | |
Jean Reno | ... | Le Frog (voice) | |
Bill Nighy | ... | Whitey (voice) | |
Andy Serkis | ... | Spike (voice) | |
Shane Richie | ... | Sid (voice) | |
Kathy Burke | ... | Rita's Mum (voice) | |
David Suchet | ... | Rita's Dad (voice) | |
Miriam Margolyes | ... | Rita's Grandma (voice) | |
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Rachel Rawlinson | ... | Tabitha (voice) |
Susan Duerden | ... | Mother (voice) | |
Miles Richardson | ... | Father (voice) | |
John Motson | ... | Football Commentator (voice) | |
Douglas Weston | ... | Newspaper Seller (voice) |
Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust "society mouse" who lives the life of a beloved pet in a posh Kensington flat. When a sewer rat named Sid comes spewing out of the sink and decides he's hit the jackpot, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the "whirlpool." Sid may be an ignorant slob, but he's no fool, so it is Roddy who winds up being flushed away into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger who works the sewers in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Roddy immediately wants out, or rather, up; Rita wants to be paid for her trouble; and, speaking of trouble, the villainous Toad - who royally despises all rodents equally, making no distinction between mice and rats--wants them iced... literally. The Toad dispatches his two hapless hench-rats, Spike and Whitey, to get the job done. When they fail, the Toad has no choice but to send to France for his cousin - that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog. Written by DreamWorks SKG
Wallace and Gromit are critics darlings. Chicken Run had great reviews as well. I liked all those animated films somewhat, but I never understood their appeal to the critics. To me they were just so-so. This film has not done as well with the critics. It retains somewhat the look of the aforementioned claymation that Aardman is so famous for, but as most people reading this are probably well aware, it is strictly computer animated fare. I truly enjoyed it more than the other films by the talented animators at Aardman. Not a lot more. I much preferred the Shrek films and The Incredibles for recent animated greats. But you could do a lot worse than spending 90 minutes with your kids in a theater watching Flushed Away. ( The film across the hall at my multiplex comes to mind as I really did not want to go watch Tim Allen in a Santa suit for a third time.) The slugs (or perhaps they were leeches) were my favorite characters in the film. I found myself laughing a lot at their antics, sound effects and musical talent. I had fun. Nothing great but a good deal of fun.