Must Be The Money, Mar 1 2006

This animated entry, however, is so substandard that the only reason Fox, Davis and Laurie agreed to do it can only be the money. This movie is the reason the term "straight-to-video" was coined. The script alternates between boring and cringeworthy.

Story? Apparently, story was not in the budget.

Wayne Brady as the skunk Reeko is flat, straining for likeability without success. In person, he can sing and dance, but his song and dance number in the movie is crap. I'm not sure how Brady, who is talented, ended up "reeking" in this role, but his overall performance matches his character's name.

The Nathan Lane and Steve Zahn soundalike actors are okay, but the George Little character is voiced by a generic kid who could have been pulled off the street for the role. Peter MacNicol as the Troop leader is unfunny though it's probably the script's fault as opposed to his.

The only characters whose drawn versions are recognizable compared to their human originals are Stuart and possibly Snowbell.

While we parents and our teenager groaned at the lack of quality throughout this movie, our 4 and 7-year-olds enjoyed the movie very much, so if your kids are fans of Stuart, just try to pick this up used, or for as little money as possible.

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