Synopsis
Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen. Based on the classic 1936 children's book by Munro Leaf.
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Cast
- John CenaFerdinand (voice)
- Kate McKinnonLupe (voice)
- Anthony AndersonBones (voice)
- Bobby CannavaleValiente / Valiente's Father (voice)
- Peyton ManningGuapo (voice)
- Gina RodriguezUna (voice)
- Miguel Ángel SilvestreEl Primero (voice)
- David TennantAngus (voice)
- Flula BorgHans (voice)
- Jerrod CarmichaelPaco (voice)
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
In what’s been an underwhelming year for big-studio animation, it’s the best of the bunch: sincere, likable, surprisingly funny, and overall true to its source material. - 75
TheWrap
If you can get through the excess of characters, and the requisite butt jokes, car chase and tween pop songs, the film does keep both the physical and the verbal comedy coming at a steady pace. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Along with charming animated visuals, spot-on voice talent and nicely paced direction, Ferdinand incorporates themes that are very relevant and much-needed for our time. - 63
Movie Nation
The extraordinary third act arrives, and the movie finds its heart and its message. - 63
The Seattle Times
The humor is broad and obvious (yes, Ferdinand winds up in a china shop, with predictable results), but there are a number of scenes that hit the mark. - 60
Screen Daily
When writers find it necessary to beef up a screenplay with that tiredest of factory-farmed animated trope, the comedy dance off, one wonders whether a more organic approach to script husbandry might have been preferable. - 60
Empire
Inoffensive fun, but unlike its paperback forbear, the cinematic Ferdinand is unlikely to stand the test of time. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Manages to squeak by with enough charming set-pieces and amusing sight gags to compensate for a stalling storyline.
