Flushed Away Critic Reviews

It is a relief to encounter such exuberant and infectious silliness.Read the full review

Shot through with cheeky wit and hilarious musical numbers by the aforementioned slugs, Flushed Away features an eye-popping boat chase through London's watery nether regions, as well as the winning vocal talent of Kate Winslet, Bill Nighy and Ian McKellen, doing his best Sydney Greenstreet. Well done!Read the full review

Delicious slapstick, droll wit and terrific characters make Aardman's first venture in CG cartooning a great success.Read the full review

This year's wittiest animated adventure saga.Read the full review

As with the Wallace & Gromit films, most of the fun is in the deft characterizations, the zippy banter, and the joyous sight gags.Read the full review

Flushed Away lacks the action-contraption dottiness of a Wallace and Gromit adventure, but it hits its own sweet spot of demented delight.Read the full review

The film offers rousing adventures that kids will love and witty humor that adults can appreciate.Read the full review

For a movie that takes place mostly in the bowels of a sewer, Flushed Away has some surprisingly charming moments.Read the full review

It's better than 90% of the animated fare of the last few years. It's refreshing not to have to qualify the movie's appeal by appending the words, "for the kids."Read the full review