Flushed Away | Web HOT |
The film introduces us to Roddy St. James (voiced by Hugh Jackman), a decidedly upper-crust pet rat living in a lavish Kensington apartment. He spends his days watching cricket, sipping tea, and living in a miniature dollhouse complete with a butler. Roddy is, in every sense, a "posh rat" who has never seen a real sewer.
The humor, too, is quintessentially British. The film is littered with puns, sight gags (a sewage pipe labeled "Whitehall," a subway station called "Pearly Kings Cross"), and a Greek chorus of singing slugs. These tiny, mucus-trailing mollusks pop up at random intervals to narrate the action, comment on the characters’ feelings, or simply sing a jaunty sea shanty. They are, without question, the film’s secret weapon. Flushed Away
In an era where animated films increasingly rely on pop-culture shortcuts and manic energy, Flushed Away feels refreshingly original. It has slapstick for kids, wordplay for adults, and genuine pathos for anyone who has ever felt out of their depth. The film introduces us to Roddy St
