Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

When I first saw trailers for this movie I thought it may be mildly interesting. The animation was sub-par with companies like Pixar, but this movie was advertised by Disney so I was interested.The biggest problem with this movie is that the overall concept is kind of stupid. I do not remember messenger pigeons ever being used in WWII (or to great extent). None of the jokes in this movie were really funny. The characters weren't too likable, and the movie seemed very short. I guess not much happens in the movie. The climax doesn't seem more climatic than the rest of the movie, which was pretty boring.Overall a pretty dull movie with almost no character development, and just an overall bad plot. Not to mention the animation is pretty awful.

Valiant, in my opinion is a very good movie, that only suffers from being too short and sometimes the humour falls flat. I'm 16, and I think it is miles better than Doogal. The animation actually was very good, colourful and smooth a majority of the time. In particular the action sequences, beautifully done. And the thing I liked most about the story was that it was based on a true story. Lots of people didn't like it, because they felt that the subject matter was uninspired. Can I just say, that the birds looked real to me, and that's what you want in an animation. The script was very funny at times, but I think the bathroom humour got a little too much. It did actually raise a lot of laughs for me. What impressed me most was that most of the jokes were visual. The story was well written and went along at a reasonable pace. The highlight of the movie was the chase of Valiant by Von Talon. The other problem I had was that the overall movie was too short. But I have to mention George Fenton's music, it was outstanding. As for the voice talents, what a talented cast. Ewen Macgregor was likable as the hero Valiant, and the actor even put some of his earnestness into the character. Ricky Gervais was Ricky Gervais, but this is one of the few times when I found him sidesplittingly funny. Tim Curry voiced Von Talon with such menace, that I found it difficult to recognise him, in a positive way (he stole the show for me). John Cleese was hilarious, that I didn't hear everything he said from laughing so much. Jim Broadbent, likewise, and he also gave a dynamic performance that totally suited his character. Very good movie, well recommended! 8/10. Bethany Cox

This was nothing to write home about, and even worse little kids won't care about anything that is happening. Quite an embarrassment and with one of the shortest running times (a little over an hour) which is actually a good thing. This story has been done thousand times over, and just about always done better. Ewan McGregor is wasted, and he tries his best with what he's given. Just a huge mistake on not using your voice cast to their full potential. It's called a script, and even the best actors can't save it. Don't waste your time or your kids time. Stick to the Pixar or even some of the Disney movies to be actually entertained. Anyone that gives this a high score needs to have their heads examined. Even a novice knows this is how not to make a good animated film.

This is an unusual, but very good CGI film, it deserves more credit than it is receiving. One good thing is it doesn't mind mentioning the Second World War - and you might actually learn something that happened in the past for real - not what happened in animation before. As in most animated films, the characters are very likable and there are lots of good actors voicing them, such as Ewan McGregor (Valiant), Ricky Gervais (Bugsy) and Tim Curry as the main baddie, a falcon. Even though it is about the Second World War, this still remains to be funny, yet serious about the situation at the same time, which is usually very hard for a CGI film.The main character is Valiant, a very small but very brave pigeon, wanting to fight in the war and brave the dangers. Despite other pigeons discouraging him, he flies off to London, where he will sign up to become a messenger pigeon. On the way, he meets a very dirty pigeon called Bugsy, who helps him start his training. It is the beginning of a dangerous and huge adventure...Enjoy "Valiant"! 7 and a half out of ten.