The Ant Bully – ABC Film Challenge – Action – Q (Queen) – The Ant Bully – Movie Review
Director: John A Davis
Writer: John A Davis, John Nickle (Screenplay)
Cast (Voice Talents)
- Paul Giamatti (Sideways)
- Nicolas Cage (The Rock)
- Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman)
- Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada)
- Zach Tyler Eisen (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Plot: After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he’s magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labour in the ruins.
Runtime: 1 Hour 28 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Ant Bully starts when bullied young boy Lucas turns to torment an ant colony in his back garden. Meanwhile, ant Zoc has been trying to help the colony in his own way, despite causing trouble. However, his latest idea ends up shrinking Lucas to ant size.
The Queen demands that Lucas must learn how to work as a team with the other ants to earn his freedom. Hova decides to take him under his wing and Lucas ends up becoming a welcome member of the colony. He helps them with their latest battle against a human threat.
Verdict on The Ant Bully
The Ant Bully is an animated adventure following a lonely young boy that gets shrunk to ant size. Here, he must learn a valuable life lesson if he is ever going to be returned to his normal size. Along the way, he learns the different responsibilities ants have to work for as a team in life.
This is a fun family movie that is filled with laughs from the range of ant characters. It has a big message about treating other animals equally in life, while understanding how they operate. We go down a typical path and the laughs help the adventure feel bigger. The voice talents also shine, with Bruce Campbell stealing every single scene.
Final Thoughts – The Ant Bully is an enjoyable family adventure.
