Entertainment Weekly
"[With] a sculpty CGI sheen that engagingly mimics, without quite reproducing, the thumb-print tactility of Aardman's clay-figure style....[I]t hits its own sweet spot of demented delight." -- Grade: B 11/10/2006 p.58Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he core values of the Aardman brand are carried over intact....A movie that will leave adults and children alike with big smiles..." 01/01/2007 p.42 Box Office
"[A] very fine addition to the animation art form, with lead characters that have a winning everyman quality..." 12/01/2006 p.78 New York Times
"The picture relentlessly picks up speed, zooming from drollery to anarchy to complete -- albeit brilliantly controlled -- comic chaos." 11/03/2006 p.E8 Sight and Sound
"[W]ith its energetic baddies and toned-up gags, Aardman's film is easily one of the funniest, most enjoyable cartoons of the year..." 01/01/2007 p.59 Ultimate DVD
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he animation is great, with the slugs stealing the show..." 05/01/2007 p.98 | 
