A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
Alec Baldwin
Theodore Templeton (voice)
Steve Buscemi
Francis E. Francis (voice)
Miles Bakshi
Tim Templeton (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel
Ted Templeton (voice)
Lisa Kudrow
Janice Templeton (voice)
Tobey Maguire
Narrator / Older Tim Templeton (voice)
Conrad Vernon
Eugene Francis (voice)
James McGrath
Wizzie / Elvis Impersonator (voice)
David Soren
Jimbo (voice)
Nina Zoe Bakshi
Tim's Daughter / Girl / Little Girl (voice)
Tom McGrath
TV Chef (voice)
Walt Dohrn
Photographer (voice)
James Ryan
Story Bear (voice)
Eric Bell Jr.
Triplets (voice)
ViviAnn Yee
Staci (voice)
Edie Mirman
Big Boss Baby (voice)
James Izzo
Elvis impersonator (voice)
Chris Miller
Captain Ross (voice)
Chloe Albrecht
Hazmat Baby (voice)
Andrea Montana Knoll
Flight Attendant (voice)
Joseph Izzo
Elvis Impersonators (voice)
Glenn Harmon
Airport Announcer (voice)
Brian Hopkins
Airport Security Guard (voice)
Jules Winter
Crying Boy / Little Boy / Boy (voice)
Director
Tom McGrath
Novel
Marla Frazee
Writer
Michael McCullers
August 10, 2017
7
**The baby on a mission!**
If you ask anybody from the pre 90s, they would say their love for animated feature started with 'Toy Story'. But mine was DreamWorks' 'Antz'. So this production house might not be as good as Disney or Pixar, but still a better one than the rest of those who are in the same business, except Sony who comes equal. I wanted this film to be good, yeah, it is a box office hit, but not critically. The regular animated film goer accepted it. And I think as well, it is entertaining, so much fun in parts, if not the entire film.
The story of a boy whose happy life being an only child has taken away from his newborn little brother. Then one day he discovers the baby could speak and came to the house with a bigger plan. Knowing what it is and joining hands with him to tackle is what the remaining narration covers. Quite fun film. Animation, story and all the adventures were good. The voice-over was great. Alec Baldwin was awesome, but it's fair to praise the technicians, the animators.
At first, I thought some of the jokes were rude, if the film is for families, particularly for the kids. But when I watched the rest of the film, it did not look going anymore worse. A simple story and predictable, but it was enjoyable, that makes you forget yourself for a while. Despite the mixed response in acceptance, I've heard the sequel is on, in a couple of years. I think it is a good decision, even the storyline, how it ended encourages that. It's not going to be your favourite animated film, but surely not to be missed if you love animation.
_7/10_