The Highway Rat (2018)
0h 25m | PG-13
The tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end.
Director: Jeroen Jaspaert
Studio: Magic Light Pictures
Genre: Family, Animation, Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
Rob Brydon
as Narrator / The Horse (voice)
David Tennant
as The Highway Rat (voice)
Nina Sosanya
as The Duck (voice)
Tom Hollander
as The Squirrel (voice)
Frances de la Tour
as The Rabbit (voice)
Husaam Kiani
as The Kitten (voice)
Reviews
Well he is a rat, after all, so we ought to expect him too be a bit of a terror. He sits astride his horse doing his own version of Dick Turpin - only maybe that should be "Nick" as he usually, and sometimes quite threateningly, steals the food from the mouths of just about everyone he encounters. He thinks his luck is truly in when he encounters a duck, but she's no fool. She tells him of a place were there are cakes and chocolates galore and his greed soon gets the better of his common sense with rather parable-esque consequences for just about everyone. It's the horse that steals this for me, but the other characters each have their part to play in demonstrating the merits of share and share alike, especially when faced with a bully. It's quite funny at times, and the style of animation is detailed and engaging - if perhaps just a little linear. This is enjoyable family fayre that effortlessly passes half an hour without labouring the points it's quite powerfully making.