It sells themes of bravery and being adventurous relatively well for a story of this kind, using its medium to humour and entertain while also being supportive underneath the veil of its narrative.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 19, 2024

Migration is a solid-animated film that might have made one too many safe decisions regarding its plot, animation style, and themes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 3, 2024

Screenwriter Mike White conjures up a series of episodes ... There is much for older, childless adults to enjoy ... splendid animation. ... often quite unexpectedly funny. ... The high quality of the voice cast ensures that every nuance rings true.

| Apr 19, 2024

Illumination’s latest feature is bright and bouncy and largely pitched to audiences who’ve only recently learned to waddle, with plenty of sight gags that will quack up undemanding audiences.

| Apr 10, 2024

Danny DeVito shines as Uncle Dan in Migration, delivering a standout performance in this animated adventure.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 5, 2024

I laughed out loud quite a few times during the tight 82-minute running time.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 29, 2024

I’d bet $5 the pitch for this movie was “Vacation … but with ducks on migration! … but also Finding Nemo … on the quality level of The Secret Life of Pets,” and the entire room stood in applause. It’s okay!

| Feb 21, 2024

Migration is a winning choice for the family, and likely to entertain viewers of any age.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 20, 2024

A sparky script helps make this silly animated adventure more entertaining than expected, cleverly written by Mike White and voiced by a superbly eclectic cast. Director Benjamin Renner also adds enjoyably colourful touches in the design work.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 6, 2024

The plotting is disappointingly generic, short on surprises and bereft of any elevated humour that might appease more demanding adult attendees.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 5, 2024

Fortunately, a screenplay by White Lotus creator Mike White elevates proceedings with an enjoyably sardonic bite.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 5, 2024

It's all extremely jaunty and colourful, with some great flights of fancy and smart one-liners to keep adult chaperones happy (I loved Awkwafina's 'sorry for busting your bills').

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 2, 2024

Colourful visuals soar but the sparkling ensemble cast coasts along on autopilot for most of the 91-minute flight with scant dramatic turbulence to ruffle our feathers.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 2, 2024

...‘…has that Big Duck Energy that we look for in a holiday film for kids; Benjamin Renner has made a commercial, accessible movie, but one that abruptly reveals the kind of hidden depths that Pixar, Disney and Dreamworks used to reach regularly…

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 2, 2024

... Perhaps the screenplay packs less sneaky wit than you’d hope from Mike (The White Lotus) White. But given that this family-friendly confection looks, sounds and tastes a treat, you’d have to be fussy to quibble.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 2, 2024

There's plenty of laughs and some rather lovely animation in this anarchic adventure about a paddling of ducks who leave their homely New England pond to migrate to southern climes for the winter.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 31, 2024

Perfectly acceptable family animation.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 31, 2024

You can already envisage the sequels, which is a depressing thought…

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 31, 2024

Kids’ movie Migration could be written off as yet another dumbed down Pixar clone if latter-day Pixar films weren’t already fulfilling that remit.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 30, 2024

It’s always nice to see Illumination outside of its Minions comfort zone, but Migration is mostly generic. A bit of a flightless bird.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 30, 2024