Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador. Adopted by a girl who lives on a farm, Ferdinand's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the authorities return him to his former captors. With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to break free before he squares off against El Primero, the famous bullfighter who never loses.
9 August 1972, Medellin, Colombia
8 March 1973, Vienna, Austria
6 February 1965, Barcelona, Spain
1 November 1949, Dallas, Texas, USA
6 January 1984, Sea Cliff, New York, USA
24 October 1970, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
18 April 1971, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
15 August 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 May 1970, Hong Kong
3 May 1970, Union City, New Jersey, USA
24 January 1965, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 July 1984, Chicago, Illinois, USA
December 21, 2017
The worst thing, without a doubt, is the designs' lack of aesthetic consistency... [Full review in Spanish]December 21, 2017
As a feature film, "Ferdinand" remains afloat when it focuses on the virtues of the titular character. The rest feels like an experiment with unequal results. [Full review in Spanish]December 21, 2017
Ferdinand provides the kind of be-yourself, make-love-not-war, antibullying messages kids probably need right now. But unfortunately, as adorable as its flower-crazy bovine hero may be, it doesn't do that with enough magic to get them to actually stick.December 22, 2017
Passable "Ferdinand" a sweet, timely fable.December 14, 2017
A mostly pleasant surprise in a year that has produced a lack of stellar animated outings.December 22, 2017
Light, but lovely. John Cena and Kate McKinnon are great here. [Full review in Spanish]December 14, 2017
The movie is bright and peppy enough to hold young viewers' attention, though a faithful 1938 Walt Disney short showed more inventiveness in eight minutes.December 15, 2017
Ferdinand is not going to be the next Frozen or Lion King or even the fourth or fifth Ice Age movie, but there's a reason the story is still being told some 81 years after it was first published.December 22, 2017
Cena is excellent as a kind and gentle big boy who doesn't know his own strength.December 14, 2017
The lurching rhythms of Ferdinand make a clean story feel ungainly and episodic ...December 14, 2017
In the title role, wrestler-turned-actor John Cena gives Ferdinand just the right balance of sweetness and strength. He becomes the wholly convincing center of the parable.December 15, 2017
With a lovely voice performance from Cena, the spirit of Ferdinand does shine through. But the rest of the story filler is mostly forgettable.