The Croods are a typical Stone Age family, very much like the Flintstones. Minus all the awesome Stone Age tech. They're cave-dwellers. Very timid cave-dwellers. Except for the spunky daughter. One day, they were forced to leave their cave because it was bashed in, and thus begins their adventure.
The film is basically a children's film (take it as you will) where there's a strong parable of carpe diem and the usual tale of change/redemption. It is a simple (possibly trite) concept executed in a parallel Stone Age world that superficially challenges our scant understanding of the time period.
There's not a lot to say about the film. It has its touching moments and is visually pleasing, yet it lacks the kind of sophistication that would've made the film grow from trite to truly memorable. There were many missed opportunities for unexpected endings, but the show just wound up going along the utterly predictable path that such kids movies tend to go. As such, it gets a 6.5/10. Not great, but at least it didn't suck.
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