it is a decent animated kid's movie, but not much more. the animation is solid, if a clear step down from the disney/pixar gold standard. the story is sweet, but does get a little tiresome and it kinda has a generic feel at times as it cribs the general animated flick formula. unfortunately, the songs aren't good and it insists on having them performed in what feels like their entirety. also it feels very long. i wrote this during what i thought was the conclusion, but there is another half hour and i'm already pretty checked out. here come the tearjerker goodbyes, it's a shame i don't actually care about these characters enough to be moved. the credits are 15 minutes long? at least i don't have 15 more minutes of movie to sit through.