Valiant

    Valiant
    2005

    Synopsis

    Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.

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    Cast

    • Ewan McGregorValiant (voice)
    • Ricky GervaisBugsy (voice)
    • Tim CurryVon Talon (voice)
    • Jim BroadbentSergeant (voice)
    • Hugh LaurieGutsy (voice)
    • John CleeseMercury (voice)
    • John HurtFelix (voice)
    • Pip TorrensLofty (voice)
    • Rik MayallCufflingk (voice)
    • Olivia WilliamsVictoria (voice)

    Recommendations

    • 63

      Premiere

      Adults expecting a little bit more, "Chicken Run," this ain't.
    • 50

      Village Voice

      The main problem with this Disney release--which also wastes the voices of Ricky Gervais and Jim Broadbent--is its refusal to recognize the war as anything but an excuse for tomfoolery.
    • 50

      Entertainment Weekly

      The CG is on the rubbery side, and the backdrops are jarringly 2-D. But Valiant isn't so hard to look at -- it's hard to listen to.
    • 50

      Washington Post

      A mite too hard to follow for most of the kiddie crowd who'll want to see it.
    • 40

      The Hollywood Reporter

      A plucky little bird that just won't fly.
    • 40

      Variety

      Fails to get off the ground due to a by-numbers script and dodo-ugly character design.
    • 40

      The A.V. Club

      It was made fast and cheap, which shows in every none-too-slick frame.
    • 40

      L.A. Weekly

      Unless your child has a close working knowledge of the role of homing pigeons in World War II British espionage, he or she is likely to be bamboozled for the duration.

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