Lucas Nickle is a nerdy friendless kid bullied by the other kids. He takes out his frustration on the tiny ants. His parents go on a holiday leaving him with his older sister and grandma. Zoc (Nicolas Cage) is an ant wizard who accidentally creates a shrinking potion. Annoying exterminator Stan Beals (Paul Giamatti) tricks Lucas into signing a contract. Zoc puts a drop of the potion into Lucas' ear, and he's shrunk down to ant size. The ants take Lucas prisoner to face charges against the colony. The Queen sentences Lucas to learn the ways of the ant. Hova (Julia Roberts) volunteers to teach the braty kid.I really didn't like this brat. If you want something good, watch 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. This has none of the charm nor likability. The animation is understandably cartoonish. This is strictly a little kiddie movie which is almost unwatchable for adults.

Not as colorful and fully resolved as A Bug's Life (1998) or as edgy and sharp as Antz (1998), this insect animated movie is lively enough for family fun if a bit flat and in the end unremarkable. It lacks a new twist or an extraordinary exposition. The shrinking of a human child to ant size so he can see how his actions affect the "little" things is OK if not a bit mundane. The jokes are not really that funny and the whole adventure of battling the exterminator is rather rushed and not very exciting, however it is a fantasy that does have a moral and is handled in an even handed manner.The problem here is that the we have been in this world before and there is nothing fresh and it all seems as though it is time to venture elsewhere in the known universe to visit our pix-elated friends. There is enough excitement to keep the toddlers attention but for the rest of us along for the ride, we have seen better and do expect something a bit more artistically enriched.

Sometimes animated movies can surprise you. And this was one of those movies. While it did not wow me, it did have a nice storyline and good voicing talent and that was good enough.Cage and Roberts play two ants. The thought of those two as ants at first seemed funny. But since they made them human, everything turned out alright. Enter actual conflict with other insects and it makes for a descent film.The concept, however, has been used before. Animals/insects/aliens being threatened by humans is all too familiar. But it gets over such a thing with making it similar to Western English Europeans dealing Native American Indians to a small extent and that familiarize the audience with the conflict between ant and boy.Overall, not bad. "B-"

A entertaining kids movie. Much better then i thought it would be. I even laughed a few times. This is one to see with the family or if you want a light movie that can be enjoyed.The voice acting was great and the computer animation was good. This has charm and the must for a family looking for a good kids movie.This is not a kids movie where you don't have to worry about the content. There was some nudity(kind of). There are some references to genitals and there are some dead ants seen.A boy who is being bullied seems to take his rage out on the ants in his front yard. But the ants have made a devise that shrinks people and he gets shrunk. Not a very original story it has been used a few times.I recommend it to the kids out there. It is funny and has charm.6/10