“Serkis has spent the past 15 years trying to bring Animal Farm to the screen, and it’s surprsing that in all that time he apparently never got around to reading the book. Rogen charmlessly bellows his way through the usual gauntlet of poop jokes, innuendos, pop culture references and rib-nudging needle-drops that make children’s cartoons such a chore.” – Spliced Personality Substack, 05/06/2026