With the exception of Buster Moon's best friend, a sheep named Eddie and his once-famous theater star grandmother, Nana, every other character in this grand charade is a stereotype, and in the worst way possible.
Sing is formulaic, amusing at places but will be forgotten as soon as you step out. And unless you are writing a review, I don't see why you should remember it anyway.
For those who will only watch animations of the highest calibre, Sing probably isn't for you; if you're easy going and fancy a nice, entertaining film, I would say have at it.
The plot may be shopworn, with not much aimed at adults, but the film's message that collaboration can reap greater rewards than competition is appropriate for all ages.
[Sing is] taking the delightful animal world of Zootopia, stripping it of its complex moral teachings, and chucking in a whole lot of absolute pop bangers to boot.
Sing doesn't have the grit or the grace notes of Zootopia.. No potent metaphors here about predators and victims - the film slides by simply by shaking its sillies out. You could do worse.
While's it's true that some (if not most) of the stories are hopelessly contrived, they're played out so well that you'll be having too much of a good time to care.
After conquering the box office with yellow minions and pets with secret lives, Illumination Entertainment returns with its sweetest and most charming project yet.
