Robinson Crusoe: The Wild Life is a handbook of mistakes -- although I can't say whether the problem was lack of budget, time, or simply judgment.

Kids might be amused, but adults will find the jokes weak, the narrative bleak and little to pass the time between animal chase scenes.

contemporary relevance doesn't make this movie any more interesting. It just floats by on flat characters and predictable gags, a functional distraction for kids who are bound to forget it as soon as they hit the next episode of Dora The Explorer.

Not a travesty, some small ones may find delight with the cute hedgehogs and company, but it is lazy.