Hollywood animation can be boringly formulaic. And this one is all about some self-righteous moralising.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 18, 2019

Isn't clever or inventive enough to make up for its repetitive and lackluster storytelling.

Full Review | Mar 24, 2007

Kiddie-friendly toilet humour, a whiff of suspense and familiar voice actors make it passably entertaining, but there's little warmth or emotional satisfaction to be had from its cynical characters.

| Aug 12, 2006

Writer-director John A Davis has one or two nice touches, but the film is disposable.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 12, 2006

Just another bug movie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 12, 2006

As kiddie entertainment it works well, with simple humour and lots of action. But there's not a lot to appeal to any accompanying adults.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 12, 2006

... unnecessary ...

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 28, 2006

... The Ant Bully is just a great ride, but all that moralizing diminishes the fun of feeling ant-sized yourself and being immersed in Lucas's incredible adventures.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 28, 2006

If the Ant Bully story is generic, it is never plodding. It zips along quite nicely, aided by the especially well-constructed action sequences.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 28, 2006

[It's] a rousing adventure capped with just the right measure of sweetness... John A. Davis shows heaps of invention.

Full Review | Jul 28, 2006

[T]he movie certainly means well, and its worthwhile message (teamwork is good, selfishness is bad) should penetrate the brains of kids old enough to stay in their seats and pay attention to it.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 28, 2006

The brilliance of The Ant Bully is in the crafty way it delves into the minds of ants as they plot to save themselves from extermination... Davis creates a marvelously labyrinthine society for them, right below the surface of a bland suburb.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 28, 2006

The Ant Bully isn't a kid classic, but it's an enjoyable diversion until the next ant movie comes along.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 28, 2006

Bright visuals, snappy dialogue and a smart plot make The Ant Bully a welcome summer treat.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 28, 2006

Though the story is predictable, the message is benign, and the visuals, particularly in IMAX 3-D, are stylized and surreal.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 28, 2006

This generic exercise in computer-generated animation may provide passable entertainment for very young children, but adults will be less than enchanted by its preachiness, talkiness and Communist Party-line political views.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 28, 2006

The Ant Bully does not talk down to kids or feign to talk up to their parents with pop references, though adults may be amused (or maybe not) by the Christian parallel in the ants' religion.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 28, 2006

The Ant Bully, which was three years in the making, seems fussed over and, occasionally, a little dull.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 28, 2006

There's a sweet simplicity and humility to this film. Amid all the animation hype, it's just a very good movie. It's no big deal; and thus, it is.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 28, 2006

In a year when already we've been treated to a wonderful collection of animated films The Ant Bully is a delightful addition. It teaches us a lesson about acceptance without it cramming it down our throats.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 28, 2006