Critic Reviews

Migration embraces a rather touching and family-oriented narrative to weave an energetic tale of humor and sincerity.

What’s nice about Migration is how, between the comedic bits and tangential adventures, it never loses sight of the lessons embedded in the Mallards’ story.

Given that this family-friendly confection looks, sounds and tastes a treat, you’d have to be fussy to quibble.

Thrillingly airborne and a riot of color, Migration’s many scenes of flying are an absolute joy.

The character moments here resonate, and there are enough stakes to make the final scenes feel meaningful.

The director’s comfort with the more placid rhythms of arthouse animation results in some appealing detours whenever the frenetic narrative stops to feel the breeze.

Migration isn’t exactly unique, but it’s different enough. And in today’s factory filmmaking, that’s almost as unlikely as milking a duck.

The biggest drawback of Migration is that it doesn't play to its strengths as often as it should.

It is very silly and often strange, but it’s also sweet and funny, and damn it all if you don’t start to really care about this odd little family.

Migration is vividly animated with warm cartoon tones that would do Daffy proud. But it never quite spreads its wings.