I spent the whole thing looking at it, rather than knowing what was going on...too smashy for the little ones, not Pixar enough for everyone else...

There's a dynamic, human edge to the skilfully drawn characters that is sadly missing from the inanimate dialogue, "humour" and voice work. The film's well-meaning message about conserving endangered species is clumsily deployed too.

Here's a manic, soulless animated kids' caper, with a hug-a-hippo message for our eco-anxious times awkwardly bolted on.

Spy adventure has cartoon violence and environmental themes.