Based on the newspaper comic strip of the same name, it is a story that deals with human foibles seen through the view of a raccoon and a turtle.

The suburbia is expanding and many of the animals are worried about the ecological impact. Verne the turtle (voiced by Garry Shandling) leads a group of animals that include a skunk (voiced by Wanda Sykes), two opossums (William Shanter and Avril Lavigne), a squirrel (Steve Carell) and a porcupine family (Eugene Levy abd Catherine O'Hara). They all used to live in peace and harmony but with a new development named El  Rancho Camelot, has taken over the space of their animal kingdom and it's massive hedge has destroyed their privacy. The animals are totally lost and have no clue about what to do about the situation.

Now, this group of animals met swindling raccoon RJ (voiced by Bruce Willis). Savvy and smart, RJ, a stranger to this group, tries to explain the good things that the suburbia can bring them. He told them that on the other side of that massive hedge there is plenty of food for them and that they never ever have to struggle for food. Find out what RJ is going to do, to change the lives of these poor animals.

Talented directors Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick skillfully narrate the tale of an animal world. They are very methodical about the development of the story and the selection of characters. They put together a good group for the voice cast. CG animation as well as action sequences are really good. They are trying to tell a story of survival and togetherness among the disparate animals.

The movie has too many characters and some of them are hard to remember with silly accents, but overall as an entertainer it is good. The film has a slow start but picks up steam as it goes, and puts up a fantastic finale. Even though it is aimed at the young audience, adults will also enjoy this film.

We rate this movie as GOOD.