Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Swallow Falls is small town whose down and out residents must now eat the sardines that they once sold the world. Inventor Flint Lockwood is about to become the town's hero after numerous mishaps. Ratbirds?  Monkey-thought translator? Flint inadvertently rockets a machine  that rains food onto the city. Renamed Chewandswallow, the town becomes a tourist attraction just in time for the machine to conjure spaghetti tornadoes.  Flint must regain control or lose everything.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is family fare with enough sight gags and snarky moments for the adults. Vivid animation pops onscreen supported by predictability and fun dialogue.

The voice cast is a fun who's who including Bill Hader, Anna Faris, and Neil Patrick Harris. My personal favorite: Mr. T. You can also catch the voices of James Caan, Andy Samberg, Will Forte, and Al Roker is you pay attention.

As I see it, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is no Up. But still the movie entertains with all its cartoon zaniness. Pull up a plate and enjoy!