James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "A Bug's Life, like Toy Story, develops protagonists we can root for, and places them in the midst of a fast-moving, energetic adventure".
Watch it for the energetic (if low-budget) adventures but also for some excellent performances, particularly from David Strathairn as the group's leader and Ryan Cartwright as the charmingly blunt Gary ("Respect the badge!").
I'm usually an energetic traveler who craves adventure, and I was amazed, even a touch embarrassed, that all I'd essentially done was snorkel and eat.
He was an adventurous, energetic person.
Energetic Andreja from Adventurous Journeysￂﾠ.
Instead, we've been deprived of these things by timidity and cowardice in high places, by a lack of vision and initiative and by a failing of the energetic, entrepreneurial spirit of technical adventure that dominated the West from 1750 to 1950.
But this modest degree of beaker boiling is not nearly energetic enough to turn the book into an action-adventure story on a par with Mr. Pearl's earlier works.
Strong opinions and easily ignited aggression by an energetic stylist who mounts a powerful defense of Philip Larkin and declares "The Adventures of Augie March" his second-favorite novel ever.
"Shake It Off" was included on the set-lists of the The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006), where critics described the performance as the most energetic part of the show, as well as the Angels Advocate Tour (2010), and The Elusive Chanteuse Show (2014).
Gladis as Baal, an energetic cast of 14 actors portraying more than 30 characters recaptures the sense of adventure that is too often missing in today's theater.
