Film: The Ant Bully
Cast: Zach Tyler Eisen, Julia Roberts, Nicholas Cage
Director: John A Davis
Cast: Zach Tyler Eisen, Julia Roberts, Nicholas Cage
Director: John A Davis
Who says size doesn’t matter? It does all right. And how do those less endowed in bulk get even? Well, a wizard could help. At least that’s what The Ant Bully says.
Lucas (Eisen) is one of those meek, bespectacled boys who always get bullied. But Lucas takes out his ire on those smaller than him. In this case the ant colony is constantly at risk. No wonder the ants call him the Destroyer.
One day the Merlin of the ants, Zoc (Cage), brews up a potion that makes Lucas ant-size. He is brought to trial for crimes against ant-anity. The queen ant (Meryl Streep in a cameo) decrees that he be made to live and work like an ant in order to understand them. Zoc’s girlfriend Hara (Roberts) agrees to be his guide. He has a series of adventures that end in a climax where the ants try to save themselves from the pest exterminator (Paul Giamatti).
The Ant Bully is not without its attractions for an adult, but it is aimed more at kids. This is no morality tale. The few lessons the film offers are too kiddish even for kids. It’s Deepavali and if you want a family outing, The Ant Bully won’t disappoint. But if you want to see a great cartoon with ants, then rent Antz.
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