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The Review - AT THE MOVIES with WILLIAM HALL
Published: 26 July 2007

Homer and Bart, threatened by toxic poisoning, tackle some DIY challenges in The Simpsons movie

It’s a movie, but is it Bart?

THE SIMPSONS
Directed by David Silverman
Certificate PG

IS that really young Bart Simpson streaking through Springfield stark naked, having abandoned his famous shorts?
Hide your eyes! The 10-year-old kid with the stand-up yellow hair responds to a dare from his goofball father Homer to skateboard in his birthday-suit through the streets, and the result makes animated-movie history.
With his naughty bits hidden by plants, fountains and picket fences, Bart whizzes down hills and through traffic lights, bringing the whole town to a standstill.
The Simpson family causes fresh chaos when Homer dumps a load of pig-swill in the local lake, causing toxic poison to threaten the entire countryside.
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) take drastic steps by dropping a huge glass dome over the town, effectively sealing the fate of all the inhabitants trapped inside.
The imagination we’ve come to expect from series creator Matt Groening knows no bounds.
There’s a gag in every frame, and the animation is marvellous.
A new arrival is a sweet little pig – it caused all the trouble in the first place – which Homer takes home under his arm to become a household pet.
The big question, of course, was always whether this dysfunctional family could hold our attention as a major movie.
Yes it can – just, and at 85 minutes it sensibly quits while it’s still ahead.
If you’re a Simpsons addict, nothing will keep you away.
If you’re Homerphobic – why not give it a try anyway.
You, too, might get hooked.

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