Those nostalgic underpinnings are also nicely incorporated into the appropriately bubbly score by Hans Zimmer and frequent collaborator Steve Mazzaro. Visually, there’s a retro look and feel to the animation that plays affectionate homage to Looney Tunes legends Chuck Jones, Tex Avery and Friz Freleng, while simultaneously drawing upon new wrinkles in computer animation that allow the action to follow the lead of Tim’s vivid fantasy life. The story is interesting as Bossy Baby (Ted) and Tim team up with Ted’s daughter, Tina (so many T.

The concept is still too absurd and begs too many questions to ignore. You have some banger song choices which were certainly chosen just to make sure that parents are paying attention. They include Steve Buscemi as a former Babycorp exec harboring a serious grudge Tobey Maguire, handling narration as Tim’s older self and James McGrath (the director’s nephew) as Wizzie, Tim’s amusingly theatrical, Gandalf-like, talking wizard alarm clock. This is a solid and passable film for the whole family.

While Baldwin, who seems to have cornered the market when it comes to playing conceited man-babies, handily crawls away with the picture (it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role), he gets solid backup from his fellow voice cast.

Even the obligatory bodily function jokes are tastefully executed. Annecy: DreamWorks Animation Screens First Footage of 'Boss Baby'Īnd it’s one that delivers the entertaining goods while addressing universal truths about family bonds and the fertile, limitless boundaries of a child’s imagination that, like those emotional touchstones in the Toy Story films, feel honest and organic to the storytelling.

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