This movie was embodied in 1944, as Valiant is a forest pigeon that wants to become a great hero and dream about it. It seems that his life will change in moments when he hears that they employ recruits in the service of the Royal Homing Pigeon, then he immediately heads to London in order to embody a distinguished journey.
Even though its historical references and battle scenes may fly over their heads like so many homing pigeons, kids will enjoy Valiant, too, if only for its nonstop action and lively visual design.
For parents who are tired of the hip, stupid bombast of films like Shark Tale, it'll do.
Common Sense Media
January 01, 2011
This animated WWII story may not engage all kids.
ReelViews
August 21, 2005
Arguably the blandest of the burgeoning crop of big budget digitally animated films, Valiant aims to prove that the death of traditional animation has simply pushed lackluster screenplays into the digital realm.
Despite a handful of good aerial 'birdfight' sequences, 'Valiant' fails to get off the ground due to a by-numbers script and dodo-ugly character design that add up to less than one would expect from 'Shrek' producer John H. WilliamsJohn H. William.
Toronto Star
August 19, 2005
Not only is the pacing less hyper, the humour less pop-cult savvy and the story almost creakily old-fashioned [than a Pixar production], it even looks like it was made in a cloudier climate: the dominant colours are muted blues and greys.
