This movie is laugh-out-loud funny and the kids I screened it with did just that. In fact, the film is rated PG and indeed we are awarding the Dove Seal for ages twelve plus, due to a lot of slapstick and fantasy violence, but it is based on the days of cave men and the violence isn’t to be taken very seriously. It includes characters smashing into walls and some characters smacking each other. In one scene, the character’s clothes are beaten to clean them by hanging up the characters while still in their clothes and clubbing them! In another scene “heads or tails” must be decided and a character is flipped in the air like a coin and lands head first with her head stuck in the sand and her rear up in the air so it is “tails” that wins!

The 3D and animation is as good as any I’ve seen. Basically, the plot centers on caveman Grug (voiced by Nicholas Cage) and his eldest daughter Eep (Emma Stone). Eep falls for an intelligent young man named Guy (Ryan Reynolds). In fact, Guy is able to introduce the family to fire and shows them how to call for help by blowing into shells. Grug is not crazy about Guy and only grudgingly begins to see that he can actually be good for Eep.

The movie is filled with humor and laughs, great chases, the danger of larger-than-life animals, and ultimately a touching scene in which a proud father and daughter are able to say “I love you” to each other. Check out the content listing. Some parents will be fine with their kids a bit younger than twelve watching the movie. It is a visual feast for the eyes and is very entertaining.