G-Force

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A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is despatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. That doesn’t sound very interesting,new or intimidating,does it? I mean,what will they think of next?

However,G-Force surprisingly isn’t all that bad. If the plot (again involving machines with an evil other side) is a sinker,what keeps G-Force afloat is that the animals aren’t exceedingly cute nor the dialogue exceedingly long. Yeatman keeps it simple,straight and fast-paced,and you end up feeling nice that someone thought of making a film on rodents,including moles,mice,hamsters and ferrets. And having Rockwell,Cage,Favreau and Cruz — yes,vintage Penelope Cruz —voicing them.

Can you think of that happening again any time soon?