The Wild Life

Name: The Wild Life
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: September 9, 2016
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 36

2016

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Lionsgate | Release Date: September 9, 2016 | PG

Summary: On a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot lives with his quirky animal friends in paradise. However, Tuesday can't stop dreaming about discovering the world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Tuesday immediately views Crusoe as his ticket off theOn a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot lives with his quirky animal friends in paradise. However, Tuesday can't stop dreaming about discovering the world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Tuesday immediately views Crusoe as his ticket off the island to explore new lands. Likewise, Crusoe soon realizes that the key to surviving on the island is through the help of Tuesday and the other animals. It isn't always easy at first, as the animals don't speak "human." Slowly but surely, they all start living together in harmony, until one day, when their comfortable life is overturned by two savage cats, who wish to take control of the island. A battle ensues between the cats and the group of friends but Crusoe and the animals soon discover the true power of friendship up against all odds (even savage cats).… Expand

Director: Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 91 min

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Peter Debruge

Sep 7, 2016

Whether dangling characters off the edge of a cliff or zooming around Crusoe’s rickety wooden waterslide, the story is constantly on the go, launching objects and characters along the Z axis — and out over the audiences’ heads. Read full review

Helen T. Verongos

Sep 8, 2016

The Wild Life is pretty to look at, with its skies and ocean, calm or stormy, and it has a driving soundtrack. But the story lacks that extra layer of complexity and meaning that parents can appreciate. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Sep 7, 2016

The Wild Life is a family-friendly take on the story of Crusoe, with a twist, and kids no doubt will be drawn to the colorful animal characters, but there's a lack of emotional connection that makes the film just another cartoon flick, not a special favorite or animated classic. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 8, 2016

The colors are vibrant, the sea, palm trees, birds, bird-feathers and Crusoe’s red hair are almost photo-realistic. But as a kids’ cartoon, Wild Life is a an utter dud. Read full review

Andrew Parker

Sep 8, 2016

It’s dreadfully boring to anyone over the age of 4, but at least it isn’t trying to sell kids anything. I guess that’s a plus. Read full review

Soren Andersen

Sep 9, 2016

All things considered, this pitifully plotted Belgian-French production represents the nadir of animated movies released so far this year, a farrago of frantic action and mindless cacophony. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Sep 8, 2016

Nothing feels remotely fresh, let alone savage or zany in The Wild Life. It’s a dull, uninspired and frantically tedious animated re-telling of the Robinson Crusoe story, complete with a menagerie of ditzy, caterwauling beasts. Read full review

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MonkiReviews

Jul 8, 2017

Enjoyable but not memorable. The characters were great, and were funny. They also had a good story. They even had a very sad part. The reason the score is lower is because the dialogue was terrible. It is worth a watch.