The Croods

Review by Pete Roche

Look out, Flintstones—there’s another funny Stone Age family in town. 

The  latest computer-animated adventure from DreamWorks (SHREK, MADAGASCAR) follows the titular clan of Paleolithic people as they search for a new home and embrace change during a time of tectonic upheaval.  We’ve seen earthquakes, eruptions, and exodus in the ICE AGE and LAND BEFORE TIME franchises, but the creators behind THE CROODS bring enough new material to the caveman caravan to keep viewers engaged.  They also mix movie tropes, combining the dinosaur dynamics of LAND OF THE LOST, kooky kinships of The Simpsons (with their good-hearted but lunk-headed father), and the familiar premise of overbearing father versus independent daughter.  The result is QUEST FOR FIRE meets The Family Guy.