Barnyard (2006)

Barnyard is certainly no Lion King. It's not even Madagascar or Over the Hedge. It's not as funny as Chicken Little. Barnyard has its moments of humor, brilliance, and sweetness; they're just mixed in with a lot of bits that miss the mark and may jar adults or cause them to snooze. (The writers betray their inanity by penning a joke about the New World Order.) My 9-year-old laughs and loves this movie esp. the mouse and the hairball character. My favorite scenes involve the postman and the neighbor lady but I think the dark scenes and much of the stretched efforts to riff and be cool are just off. By the way, to all those whose reviews consist solely of one sentence or an entire paragraph mumbling "but male bovines don't have udders"--you have udderly no imagination and probably need a good nipple tweaking yourself. Three stars.