Deserving Movie, 7.5/10
Good story and quite an appropriate movie for under 12-13 population.
The places where it was shot are very nice and have a "natural" feeling to them (doesn't seem like some studio set or animation).
Despite what other's say here, I found the animals very cute and credible to some degree. I loved the lizard-thing especially. :)
I have a very smart parrot which I'm sure could help me in a life/death situation somehow (in reference to what the pelican was doing).
Jodie Foster was pretty good, but Abigail Breslin is, obviously the star of the show.
All in all, great family entertainment, take your kids and be assured you will not get too bored watching this.