Bank Holidays are made for this…

Bank Holiday Monday – and theres very little better in the world than a trip to the cinema – booking ahead because of the crowd potential, I snagged tickets to see Valiant. Needn’t have worried about the crowds…there were 7 people in the cinema!

Its an animated kids film, but with enough to keep the grown ups giggling along the way, telling the story of a young pigeon, who wants to join the hallowed war-time ranks of the Royal Homing Pigeon Corps…the young pigeon voiced by Ewan McGregor and accompanied by a host of UK stars including Ricky Gervais, John Hurt, John Cleese and Rick Mayall.

Its a well enough told tale – where the good guys inevitably win out – the animation is crisp and detailed and the script is funny enough to utilise the voices well. I really enjoyed it, although Manu did fall asleep about half way through! Its the dark you know… 6/10 for the grownups, 8/10 for the kids.