3/5
Written by Luke Barnes
I fondly remember the first few Ice Age films from my younger years, and though they are still watchable and entertaining enough, they are nowhere near as good as I remember them being.
Firstly, the voice John Leguizamo does for Sid the sloth feels vaguely offensive and more than a little reminiscent of the voice than accompanies certain Adam Sandler characters. I found the voice to be noticeably jarring throughout.
Secondly, despite not being on for very long this film suffers from pacing issues, particularly in the first half, with their being little of interest beside the Saber-Toothed Tiger attack. Things get better as the trio assemble however.
Once we get all of the main character together and the journey truly begins then the film starts to work. Though I would not say the film soars to the emotional heights of say a Pixar film, it does get close. You feel the bond the characters have with one another and with the little human baby they are protecting, as such when it comes time to see the child reunited with his family and leave the company of our main characters it is deeply effecting.
I think it is in this emotional dimension that this film shines.
Overall, one of the better entries in the series but perhaps not as strong as you remember it being.
Pros.
The emotion
The ending
Our main trio of characters
Cons.
A very slow assembly
Sid’s voice
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Another Millennial Reviewer 
The Sid moments were genuinely the first laughing points I remember as a child. I remember being in hysterics with these films. Will forever be in my heart with solidarity.
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