I do like the animation studio Illumination's movies, and though I was not sure what to expect from this movie, I still was thinking it was going to be a normal family animated movie that has very good animation and good voice cast; after watching, I was right about what I thought, but this movie was enjoyable and pretty entertaining to watch. Illumination's animated movie Migration (2023) is an enjoyable family movie with pretty animation, a good voice cast, quite a few funny moments, and a simple premise following ducks migrating; this not one of Illumination's best movies, but it was at good enough to watch and have a suitable time watching it.
The movie has a good voice cast involving Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key, who are all good in the movie and have funny scenes in the movie; I like the simple idea of the duck dad named Mack being pushed out of his comfort zone and migrating so him and his family are not stuck in one place, so they learn about places they have never been to. I did think the change from the dad going wanting to stay at the pond to him wanting to go out could have been gradually built up a bit instead of being quickly decided, but that is fine, and it is mostly because the more adventurous mom wanted him to go and pushed him to. Also, though the kids could get a little annoying to watch, they do gradually get less annoying, and they start being helpful as the movie goes on in certain situations they get into.
There is a villain in the movie that is just a chef who is trying to get the ducks, but he is introduced in halfway through the movie and continues to follow the ducks from there on; other than the antagonist, the movie did have some funny moments and lines of dialogue, with an occasional moment I was not expecting. The animation of the movie was very pretty to look at with the various locations they go to having nice details and is nice to look at, especially when they are at their pond or in certain forest areas; the ducks themselves have good detail in the feathers they have and the way the move around is fast and fun to watch when they are migrating from location to location.
The movie Migration (2023) is not Illumination's best movie, but it is an enjoyable and entertaining family movie, so kids will like this movie; the movie had a good voice cast, pretty animation, funny moments, and the simple premise of ducks migrating is done well enough to make the movie good. This movie will be entertaining for those who have kids and for those who do not, and if you like Illumination's animated movies, then this is not bad of one to check out; not bad but not perfect, just a simple and enjoyable family animated movie.
The movie has a good voice cast involving Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key, who are all good in the movie and have funny scenes in the movie; I like the simple idea of the duck dad named Mack being pushed out of his comfort zone and migrating so him and his family are not stuck in one place, so they learn about places they have never been to. I did think the change from the dad going wanting to stay at the pond to him wanting to go out could have been gradually built up a bit instead of being quickly decided, but that is fine, and it is mostly because the more adventurous mom wanted him to go and pushed him to. Also, though the kids could get a little annoying to watch, they do gradually get less annoying, and they start being helpful as the movie goes on in certain situations they get into.
There is a villain in the movie that is just a chef who is trying to get the ducks, but he is introduced in halfway through the movie and continues to follow the ducks from there on; other than the antagonist, the movie did have some funny moments and lines of dialogue, with an occasional moment I was not expecting. The animation of the movie was very pretty to look at with the various locations they go to having nice details and is nice to look at, especially when they are at their pond or in certain forest areas; the ducks themselves have good detail in the feathers they have and the way the move around is fast and fun to watch when they are migrating from location to location.
The movie Migration (2023) is not Illumination's best movie, but it is an enjoyable and entertaining family movie, so kids will like this movie; the movie had a good voice cast, pretty animation, funny moments, and the simple premise of ducks migrating is done well enough to make the movie good. This movie will be entertaining for those who have kids and for those who do not, and if you like Illumination's animated movies, then this is not bad of one to check out; not bad but not perfect, just a simple and enjoyable family animated movie.