film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
In Alpha and Omega, two animated wolves — a lowly cur (the voice of Justin Long) and a pack leader (the voice of Hayden Panettiere) — are relocated by humans to another park and fall in love on the road trip home. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
The bizarre non sequiturs that pass for jokes — such as the golf-playing goose who really, really hates cupcakes — make the poop jokes sound like wit.
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Okay, so: Girl wolves wear flowers behind their ears. Perfectly normal and natural. But how are we supposed to be able to tell the other wolves are male? Where are their beer cans? Or their beer guts? How are we to know the male wolves are male … more…
