The voice-over's for the film were largely uninspiring, save for amusing performances by Don Knotts and Adam West. The premise: A father realizes that it's probably not such a great idea to be embarrassed by his son by the end of the movie, what his own child thinks of him actually takes precedent over the opinions of neighbors and perfect strangers! This message would undoubtedly come across as highly inspirational.if not for the fact that it's so blatantly obvious, hackneyed, and overplayed. The relationship between Chicken Little and his father comes across as more annoying than heartwarming.
Disney also manages to continue its bizarre tradition of creating single father families ("Little Mermaid", "Aladdin", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Goofy Movie"): Chicken Little's mother has, of course, departed for the great unknown. Of course the character with the most redeeming social value is physically unattractive (Abby Mallard). Of course a girl (Goosey Loosey) beats up and humiliates the boy (Chicken Little). Of course the best player on the baseball team is a girl (Foxy Loxy). That's not to say that Disney doesn't provide it's standard politically correct message.
Whreas most kids can watch films like "Shrek" repeatedly because of the sight gags, talented voice-over performances, and hidden jokes that they might not catch the first time around, "Chicken Little" is likely to be forgotten the moment the credits roll. And when everything is taken into consideration, the writers succeed. Rather, the writers focus on giving the kiddies a few laughs without leaving the parents comatose with boredom. This was not a Pixar film: it wasn't designed to appeal to adults.
This was a film with a somewhat interesting premise, a somewhat interesting main character, and a somewhat interesting conclusion.
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