The Bad Guys | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

There’s nothing particularly innovative here and it’s not as funny as I had hoped. But there’s a good chemistry between our reluctant heroes that makes them fun to spend time with. And the animation style is inspired and more often than not quite good.

An adaptation of the children’s novels by Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys is a return to form for DreamWorks Animation, yet also the promise of a bold new direction for the prolific studio.

Like a kiddie 'Ocean's Eleven' (the villains are the protagonists) it's frantic but for the most part it's also unfunny so it winds up being a starter heist movie for grade schoolers.

...a breezy if overblown adaptation of the Aaron Blabey children’s book series.

As a whole, this is medium-functioning family entertainment that’s content to amuse without exerting too much creative ambition. It’s not always memorable, but it works for the most part.