In an exciting atmosphere, this movie, follows the struggles of Tommy Pickles, a smart guy, who goes in a mission to take his baby brother to the hospital, but in his way, he struggles against getting lost in the jungle.
Those unfamiliar with the series will have a chance to marvel at Klasky and Csupo's refreshing innovations: their affectionate play with traditional presentations of 'sweet' baby behaviour and 'pretty' toddler looks.
The dialogue reproduces infantile idiom even as it parodies the baby talk of adults, and a touching, didactic scene involving a baby blanket that's become the object of sibling rivalry may appeal to a broad age range.
Intermittently snappy and featuring slicker animation than its TV incarnation, this popular children's cartoon may satisfy its youngest fans, but it'll be a big snoozefest for the rest of the family.
Although it works on two levels, one thing makes it work for any age: the sense of the id unloosed.
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
June 18, 2002
It's a fun-filled oddity among G- rated animated movies. But some folks may conclude that the babies' creators have gone off the deep end to satisfy a '90s sensibility that favors edgy entertainment.
