Peter Lord directs Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman and Imelda Staunton in this animated comedy about some daft, harmless pirates who discover their beloved “parrot” is actually a rare scientific find that the British Empire definitely wants sovereignty of. 

Better than most kid’s films in that this anarchically embraces its daftness and loves its genre. It is spirited, silly stuff but the gag rate dips as the plot dominates.

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