Synopsis
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.
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Cast
- Julia RobertsHova (voice)
- Meryl StreepQueen (voice)
- Nicolas CageZoc (voice)
- Paul GiamattiStan Beals (voice)
- Bruce CampbellFugax (voice)
- Regina KingKreela (voice)
- Lily TomlinMommo (voice)
- Larry MillerFred Nickle (voice)
- Cheri OteriDoreen Nickle (voice)
- Zach TylerLucas Nickle (voice)
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
An effortlessly clever animated confection. - 75
New York Daily News
While "Cars" may have the most elaborate CGI effects of the season, and "Monster House?" the most original character (the house), The Ant Bully can lay claim to the most entertaining story and most rewarding ending. - 70
Village Voice
It's a kids' movie for kids, and Davis approaches it as though he and his cast are merely storytellers trying to reach kids rather than show-offs trying to impress their parents. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Wittily manipulating scale to generate the requisite fright factor, the movie is stuffed with visual delights both lyrical (a squadron of ants hang-gliding on flower petals) and visceral (a battalion of bottle-blue wasps on the wing). - 58
The A.V. Club
In spite of its predictability, it's a nifty story in the abstract, and Davis certainly makes the most of the opportunity to examine the world from an ant's-eye view. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Feels anonymously generic and charmlessly mechanical. - 50
Variety
Lovely to look at but a headache to listen to. - 50
ReelViews
Why bother with wit, intelligence, and emotion when children will be equally entertained by pretty images, colorful action, and the obligatory poop joke?
