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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

British clay animation geniuses Aardman Studios strike gold yet again with this frantically funny comedy, their first to be done by computer. Roddy St. James (voice of Hugh Jackman) is a pampered pet mouse who gets to see how the other half lives when he is flushed down the toilet by rascally sewer rat Sid (voice of Shane Richie). He must join forces with Rita (voice of Kate Winslet), skipper of a garbage scow, to evade the minions of amphibian underworld kingpin The Toad (voice of Sir Ian McKellen)."Flushed Away" is both a verbal and a visual delight, with an engaging, consistently amusing script and those wonderful, unique Aardman character designs. Adhering to the tradition begun by Pixars' "Toy Story" back in 1995, there is plenty of humor for both children and adults. As a result, older viewers should be roaring with laughter as often as the little ones. It's got great energy, and pace, and a solid soundtrack (ranging from Billy Idol & Generation X, to Jet, to Tom Jones). Priceless gags include the constant appearances of singing slugs. The material has real heart (but never goes overboard with sentimentality) and the characters are endearing from start to finish. Voice talents also include Jean Reno as dapper Le Frog (!), Bill Nighy and Andy Serkis as The Toads' rodent henchmen, and Kathy Burke, David Suchet, and Miriam Margolyes as Ritas' family. The animation is absolutely stunning throughout.The filmmakers do know how to send you away with a smile, with a brilliant gag to conclude the end credits.Eight out of 10.

Roddy is a snobby, rich rat living a life of luxury while his beloved owners are away on holidays. One day Sid, a slobby, overweight sewer rat, comes up out of the drain and mayhem ensues, leaving Roddy flushed down the toilet and heading for a miniature London built by sewer rats out of everything humans have flushed.Roddy is terrified and disgusted by this new environment, and comes to meet Rita, a rebellious female sewer rat living on a lovable little boat with a toy robotic arm attached (the boat appears to be sentient, no idea how). Roddy requests she take him home and offers her money, but at that moment two rats, tiny Spike and former lab rat Whitey, both hit men in the city, show up and kidnap both rats. This introduces Toad, the large crime boss responsible for controlling much of the city. Rita and Roddy manage to escape, and despite their differences have to work together to help Roddy... yet Roddy, after meeting Rita's large welfare family, feels the strange need to help her out in return, and maybe he isn't as happy living "up top" as he thought he was...Okay, the title is Flushed Away, and the film involves sewers, so of course there's some mild crude humor but nothing that makes it too rude to enjoy. Nearly every character has something to like about them, there are various funny moments that don't rely on gross jokes to be entertaining, and the animation, especially of the rat-populated sewer London, obviously took a lot of work. The soundtrack was pretty good and I think it's a great example of original animated film.

Flushed Away (2006, Dir. David Bowers & Sam Fell) Roddy (Jackman) is a rat who lives in the best lifestyle possible, but when stranger Sid (Richie) appears, Roddy tries everything to remove him. Unfortunately for Roddy, not everything goes to plan, and he himself ends up in the sewers. Gaining the assistance of Rita (Winslet), Roddy tries to get home, whilst dodging the evil Toad (McKellen).Flushed Away proves that Aardman, DreamWorks and Computer Animation can work together, as this film is a colourful and hilarious delight to watch. The choice of voice talent is perfect and each voice and the well written script makes each character so identifiable and interesting.After a hard day navigating the sewer pipes, there's nothing better than relaxing in a Jacuzzi whirlpool bath. – Roddy (Hugh Jackman)

Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace and Gromit, and Dreamworks computer animation, who created Shrek, bring the two together, might not be as charming as Claymation, but still fun. Basically Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) is the "society mouse" who lives in a posh Kesington flat. One day, a sewer rat named Sid (EastEnders' Shane Richie) comes up through the sink, and decides he's hit the jackpot, and after trying to fool him to go into the toilet and get flushed, it is Roddy that gets flushed instead. He has now found himself in the sewer city of Ratropolis, and to try and get back home, he meets scavenger rat Rita (Kate Winslet) who has the faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. She is being is chased by Whitey (Bill Nighy) and Spike (The Lord of the Rings' Andy Serkis), who work for villain The Toad (Sir Ian McKellen). Originally they were chasing her for what turns out to be a non-valuable gem, but now she has his cable that controls his machine that opens the flood gates, and he plans to drown all during the World Cup match. Rita does manage to get Roddy home, after more chases, including with Le Frog (Jean Reno), but he realises The Toad's plan, and goes back to both save Rita and the rat city, oh, and in the end, he stays, while Sid stays above, and has a new feline friend. Also starring Kathy Burke as Rita's Mum, Poirot's David Suchet as Rita's Dad and Miriam Margolyes as Rita's Grandma. Filled with some good (if a little droll) British humour, most giggles coming from the singing slugs, it is a good film for all the family. It was nominated the BAFTA for Best Animated Feature Film, and it was nominated the National Movie Award for Best Animation. Good!