In this animated comedy, Roddy is a pet mouse who thinks he's got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid comes up through the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the toilet for a dip in the "whirlpool." Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being the one flushed away into the world down below. Underground, Roddy discovers a big city, where he meets Rita. If Roddy is going to get home, he and Rita will need to escape the clutches of Toad, who royally despises all rodents and has dispatched his crew of henchmen to see that Roddy and Rita are taken care of.
When seeing the animated movies of today - there are basically three categories. They are the "Shreks" (an animated movie that the parents enjoy just as much - if not more - as the kids), the "STVs" (an animated movie that the kids like, but the parents are forcing themselves to watch it for the kids and it would have been much better off just going Straight To Video so that you could buy it for the kids and never have to actually watch it), and the "Doogals" (an animated movie that makes both the parents and kids wish that they had something sharp to stab themselves in the eyes and ears to make the pain stop). Flushed Away is totally a "Shrek". Ironically, its from the same people that made Shrek - as well as Wallace & Gromit. The coolest part of the animation in this one was how it had the look of the claymation from Wallace & Gromit, but was computer animated. The voices were all very funny, especially Andy Serkis (aka - Gollum or King Kong) as the big henchman.
I would fully recommend this movie to all adults and children.
