Latest Kid flick

In a town where there's nothing to eat but sardines, a boy inventor gets tasty treats to
rain down from the sky.


That's the idea behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, a family-friendly animated
movie in hunger-inducing 3D. I went to watch this movie in the Parkland Cinemas, Spruce
Grove, with my grand daughter few days back.

The film is based on Judi Barrett's children's book; the transition from page to screen
involves the usual pile-on of filler, frantic action. The film may be amusing for children
but its real appeal may be to animators and to fans of 3D. Lacking any sort of real ponit,
the movie tries on many different social issues and messages: don't hide your intellect,
beauty is only skin deep, too much junk food is a bad idea, don't look down to immigrants,
don't waste food, listen to mom, believe in yourself.

Too many messages has, in fact, hurt the film.