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Erik Swann

Critics Have Seen Migration, See What They’re Saying About Illumination’s Latest Animated Flick

The Mallard family in Migration.

This has been a big year when it comes to animated films. Cinema lovers have been fortunate enough to witness great features like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Boy and the Heron and Nimona, which are among the best movies of 2023. The year may almost be done, but there are still a number of other flicks that are just taking flight. The newest is Migration, which is the latest production that hails from industry giant Illumination. Critics have now seen this big-screen offering and, as a result, they're sharing their thoughts on the flick.

This fine-feathered film tells the story of the Mallards, a family of ducks seeking to shake things up by traveling to Jamaica by way of New York City. While the plan sounds solid enough, nothing quite turns out as planned. The birdy brood does, however, find itself embarking on a wild adventure, during which they make some eccentric new friends. With a fun-sounding premise and a voice cast consisting of Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Keegan-Michael Key and more, the movie has received mostly positive reviews thus far. However, CinemaBlend’s own Eric Eisenberg is less than impressed, calling Illumination’s latest entry visually stunning but boring in his 2.5-star review:

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