One of the best things about the Movies over the past decade or so has been the resurgence of the animated film. I have gotten as much enjoyment from animated films during this time period as I have from any other genres. Great titles like "The Incredibles" "The Iron Giant" "Monsters Inc." "Bolt" and "Monsters Vs. Aliens" have made cartoons cool again. And while "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is quite a bit of fun its characters are not as strong and its story not as interesting as those other winning toons. The voice characterizations themselves are pretty great especially Anna Faris Bruce Campbell and of all people Mr. T. The visuals were at times amazing but we've gotten used to that being the normal mode of operations these days. I guess the plot didn't really work well for me and I couldn't get myself to care much about a flood of food. The action scenes were often too manic to truly follow but it was fun to watch some of the things going on in the backgrounds of shots. I'd say that overall this was a fun move and I can recommend it to friends especially those with kids but its not one I'd likely pop in the DVD player for my own personal viewing again.