The great thing about animation is characters don’t age (just ask Bart Simpson), which allows Aardman Studios to hatch the sequel “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” 23 years after its rightfully admired predecessor. If only the movie lived up to its witty title, in a Netflix film that’s mildly and sporadically amusing but mostly just an unnecessary, warmed-over rehash.
'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' review: Aardman serves up a warmed-over version of the original cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' Is Full of Fowl Fun Directed by Sam Fell exclaim.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from exclaim.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It's Bond meets The Truman Show in Aardman's sequel to Chicken Run. This time, the chickens break in not out to save the flock. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix this week.