We all know the tall tale telling how the storks are the ones who deliver people’s babies, but who knew that the legend could be interpreted in such a comical manner? Storks brings the story into a hilarious light with a story about talking animals that run prosperous shipping businesses delivering human babies to their new parents.

As it begins, we learn that the Storks deliver babies on request in the form of a letter from a human. All of that changes when the boss stork, Hunter (Kelsey Grammer) transforms the stork agenda to delivering packaged items, stopping the production and delivering of human babies. The protagonist, a stork named Junior (Andy Samberg) is to be offered the “boss” position in the company if he fires Tulip (Katie Crown), an inventive, but clumsy girl who works in the company with the storks ever since she was orphaned. Junior, unable to bring himself to fire her, sticks Tulip in the letter sorting department of the company, where accidentally filing a baby request leads them to embarking on their journey to deliver it to its new family.

The animated film is a bona fide accomplishment in the industry of animating movies and characters. The visuals are stunning, bright and vibrant. It seemed somewhat odd to mix such comical-looking characters with such realistic lighting, but nonetheless, it only improved the whole experience.

Storks proved itself a comedic force to be reckoned with as all of their wacky animal characters with very distinct personalities progress through the plot together. Some situations in the movie are completely relatable to parents, such as when Junior and Tulip attempt to put the crying baby to sleep. Some other parts of the movie lean to younger humor like when Junior and Tulip engage in one of their stubborn and recurring arguments. At times it gets a little repetitive, but not enough to make me like the movie any less.

The movie is obviously intended to be viewed by a relatively young audience, but that does not hinder Storks ability to tell a good story that can be enjoyed by all. It explores a deeper meaning and value of the connection within a family and what that value is worth. The film has demonstrated that the happiest a family can be is when they are together. I give Storks an 8.7 out of 10.