Valiant (2005)

Valiant: Directed by Gary Chapman. With Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent. At the height of World War II, a tiny wood pigeon enlists in the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service to serve Britain, as the fearsome General Von Talon (Tim Curry) and his deadly squadron of falcons patrol the English Channel. Is he a war-hero in the making?

“Although this may not tickle the fancy of non-Brits, Valiant is a light-hearted comical little tale (itu0026#39;s quite short) of an even littler pigeon with a big personality who wants to be in the RHSP as a wartime carrier pigeon. The characters are well defined and work together well with a generously simple plot. Bugsy (Ricky Gervais) is hilarious and most of the voices provided were perfect, although it would have been better if I didnu0026#39;t have a constant mental image of the actors while looking at their animated aliases. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOccasionally there are moments of dialogue or actions that are quite obviously meant to be funny and arenu0026#39;t but these are generally glazed over by silliness. A must-see for animation fans/Brits, but perhaps more laughable for the younger generation among us.”