Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor
Run Time: 86 Minutes
My Rating: 2.5/5
So today my daughter and I saw Twentieth Century Fox's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, the fourth installment in the franchise.  The film stars Jason Lee (The Incredibles), Justin Long (He's Just Not That Into You), Matthew Gray Gubler (CBS' Criminal Minds), Jesse McCartney (ABC Family's Young & Hungry), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (ABC's Nashville), and Bella Thorne (The Duff). It once again follows the adventures of Alvin, Simon and Theodore as they try to make it to Miami in order to stop their guardian Dave from proposing to his girlfriend in hopes of saving themselves from losing him and being stuck with a horrible stepbrother.  Through many mishaps along the way, they come to realize what it means to be a true family.
So though this may not be the absolute best animated film of the year or even the best Chipmunk movie, it was still quite enjoyable and quite entertaining.  Once again the the film is greatly helped out by a fantastic soundtrack.  However, probably the thing that I loved the most about this film was how much the cast seemed to enjoy their work.  It honestly looks like they are having so much fun that you wish you could be there with them as well.  In fact, there were many kids dancing during my screening.  They wanted to enjoy themselves just as much as the characters. This film is definitely one that the kids will enjoy and it even has moments for the adults as well.
Though i thought the film was really good, I just didn't think it was amazing.  Probably the biggest flaw in this film is its lack of an original idea.  Not to say I didn't like this film, but all of the movies are the exact same just in different places.  They all have the same message of family and they all have the exact same magnified problems.  This isn't saying that these movies aren't entertaining, but they just don't have any originality to them.
However with that being said, I still quite enjoyed the film.  It is definitely one that the kids will enjoy and adults as well.  The music is spectacular and the message is great as always.  This is definitely a film for the whole family and a great one to see over the holidays.  It may not be the greatest film out there right now, but it is definitely an entertaining one to watch.

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