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Other than this film being a 90 minute commercial for Rihanna songs (seriously, every song in this film is sung by Rihanna. It wasn't enough that she voices one of the main characters?) I really enjoyed this film. It is one of the most original films Dreamworks has done. The trailers are false advertising. This is not E.T.  It is completely different. I put this right up there with Turbo and Penguins of Madagascar. Dreamworks' films just keep getting better. 5 years ago it was Dreamworks putting out sequels every other year and Pixar doing original films. My, how the tables have turned. One day, Dreamworks may dethrone Pixar as the king of animated films. Why in the world did this only get 49% on Rotten Tomatoes? Further proof that most of the time it is inaccurate. This was originally supposed to come out in late November 2014, but due to production problems was delayed to late March 2015, and it shows, because there are Christmas decorations everywhere you look and Christmas plays a minor part in the story. Other than that, the film was excellent. The film was absolutely hilarious and had great writing. It most likely won't get nominated for Best Animated Film at the 2016 Oscars simply because it's Dreamworks, but it deserves to. Granted, this is the only animated film in 2015 right now, so my opinion my change once films like Inside Out, Peanuts, and Minions come out, but for now it deserves a nomination.

Grade: A-   9/10  4/5 stars