Voice cast: Ewan McGregor and Ricky Gervais
Running time: 75 minutes
Distributor: Speedy Video

Just how exciting can a pigeon's life be? Well, in this film, our feathered friends go on highly dangerous missions in war.

Valiant (McGregor) is a small pigeon that wants to do great things " like enlist in Great Britain's Royal Airforce Homing Pigeon Service (RHPS) though all the odds are against him.

The setting is World War II, a time when Allied forces relied on pigeons to carry messages and Britain needed to get a crucial message from the French resistance.

Valiant and his hopeless team, by reason of high casualty rates among the pigeons being captured by enemy falcons, are sent to the forefront for a mission.

But of course, like most feel-good animations go, our little hero saves the day and brings the message back to the British troops.

With thick English accents, the movie is entertaining enough with various cliche elements found in military movies. Except this is about pigeons, of course.

You have the typical macho guys, the cute nurses, slow motion scenes of running or flying together and the heroic ''we will fight for cause and country'' ideal.

Not many laugh-out-loud scenarios (besides the exaggerated cliches, which are quite funny), but not too boring either if you're aiming for some good family fun.

Lest you think that this is just another one of those animated movies, the closing credits and a quick Google search will make you realise the story was based on the fact that Britain used about 250,000 pigeons in World War II.

In fact, some 32 pigeons were even given the Dickin medal, the highest award for animal bravery. " - Review by SARAH CHEW