Illumination Entertainment is back with its most fun film yet. Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) decides to have a singing competition to try and save his failing theatre. The competitors include Johnny (Taron Egerton) a gorilla who dreams of being a singer instead of a gangster like his father; Rosita (Reese Witherspoon) a pig mom who dreams of stardom; and Ash (Scarlett Johansson) a teenage porcupine who is trying to prove her worth after being in her boyfriend's shadow. Of course we can't forget Gunter (Nick Kroll), Meena (Tori Kelly) and Mike (Seth Macfarlane) who all add different traits to the already zany competition.
This isn't the most memorable animated film of the year, but it is fun and entertaining. The story isn't original, but there's so much heart and the ultimate message of the film is a good one. One of my pet peeves is when animated films don't compose their own original music, but this one was funny enough I almost forgive that flaw. While not original, there's enough heart in this film to hsve you cheering the characters on. 3.5/5
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