Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Before the Birds and the Bees, there were the storks. Friendly bird creatures who deliver babies to wanting families. At least that's what I was told growing up. Are kids still taught this before learning about the birds and the bees in health class or other nefarious means? Well, in the 80s at least I heard about storks carrying babies, and my little mind wondered if the babies were really too heavy for the birds. How were they able to fly? I wondered about a lot of strange things as a kid.
In the world of Storks--the latest animation from Warner Bros. Pictures, though the website doesn't immediately tout this, instead advertising that Storks is from the same studio that brought us the LEGO movie--babies are no longer delivered by Storks. They've moved on. Babies were too much of a hassle, anyway. Now they deliver! Anything, really, in the same fashion as Amazon. Storks will deliver anything as long as it's not a baby.
While Storks is a fun movie, in parts, the LEGO movie it is not. As of writing this review I had completely forgotten about Storks and that super annoying pigeon. I was perfectly happy forgetting about that pigeon. That's not to say kids won't enjoy it, but Storks is not to the same standard as Finding Dory or Kubo and the Two Strings, two movies Storks were up against this Summer, both of which are exceptional storytelling examples.
Storks is a silly light fare that doesn't take itself too seriously.
The wolves are the best part of the film . . . sorry storks.
MPAA: Rated PG for mild action and some thematic elements.
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