★★★★ (out of 5)
I’m honestly shocked! Migration is a really wholesome, loveable movie! What looked like a painfully average Illumination movie turned out to be one of its best! We got a well-written family story from Mike White about getting out of one’s comfort zone and accepting change with likeable characters, solid humour, and beautiful visuals. It even had some good tension and suspense! Migration isn’t your usual fare from Illumination, in fact, it might very well be the antithesis to the claims people (including me) make about Illumination. There are no pop culture references. The humour is character, visual, or slapstick based (I actually laughed a lot) and the characters are really lovable. It’s very sweet and the animation is stunning and extremely expressive. The visuals are really stellar - a massive step up for Illumination. It's easily their best animation. The musical score was fantastic too — John Powell did not have to go that hard with his score. The music is so fun and inventive. And the voice cast turned out to be really awesome! Migration is a wholesome, charming film for the whole family that is very funny and has a lot of heart. Went in expecting a dumb, pop culture romp and got a funny, sweet, entertaining, and gorgeously animated family adventure. Illumination created an underrated gem with this one!
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