Over the Hedge (2006)
At times it seemed as though the 'rivalry' between Pixar and Dreamworks was usually decided in the advantage of Pixar, but Dreamworks sure picked up speed. What you do get, is that on occasion the stories are a bit bland, but they manage to compensate that with a stellar cast and decent jokes. Which is pretty much what 'Over the Hedge' offers: a fun film but one with a rather bland and predictable story. Bruce Willis plays RJ, a raccoon who manages to lose quite a bit of food from a bear (Nick Nolte) and now has to get it all back in about a week. He has no clue how he is going to accomplish this, until he stumbles on a group of animals that just came out of hibernation and find out they have been boxed in by suburbia. They are all gatherers and RJ sees his opportunity to make them work for him to save his hide. Yes, of course this is a 'liar revealed'-story. How did you guess? And of course eventually RJ is going to choose and stand up for his newfound fami...
