While I'm in "review mode" I might as well touch on Valiant ... which we went to see yesterday. OK ... it's animation ... it's for the kids ... it was sort of interesting. The central idea is that this little, yet brave, pigeon named Valiant wants to join the WW2 war efforts in the Homing Pigeon corps. Due to "heavy losses" he is taken on, and his mis-fit group ends up being pressed into the "most important mission". Being a Disney film, there are a lot of "names" involved as voice talents, including Ewan McGregor, Tim Curry, John Hurt, and John Cleese ... only the latter being "recognizable" to my unexpecting ear. Just over an hour long, it doesn't drag, but the only bone it throws to the adults in the audience is a parade of WW2 movie character cliches and a few bad puns ... however, there isn't much "tension" unless you're under 6 years old or have a phobia of being chased by falcons!
