Based on the popular children’s book series, “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” is a light-hearted animated film that I’m sure will dazzle its intended demographic. I read several of the books as a child and I can safely say that the filmmakers managed to capture the style and the spirit of the source material.

George (Kevin Hart “Ride Along”) and Harold are two imaginative pranksters, who love making comics about a dim-witted superhero by the name of Captain Underpants. They hypnotise Mr. Krupp (Ed Helms “The Hangover”), who is their grouchy principal, and make him believe that he is Captain Underpants. Things soon spiral out of control and the fate of the world is soon at risk.

The George and Harold characters are reasonably funny but I do not know why the filmmakers felt the need to cast Kevin Hart. Captain Underpants is really funny as there is a hilarious scene involving a mime. The villain of the film is Professor Poopypants and he’s a lot of fun too. I also like the nerdy Melvin character. The animation is not amazing but its style very much reminded me of the drawings in the books so I think it works really well.

If you want a funny and enjoyable kids flick then “Captain Underpants” will deliver with its zany plot and charming antics. If you want something serious then the title of this film should be enough of a deterrent but if you are happy to have a few chuckles at something juvenile and exciting then “Captain Underpants” is a good choice. The title implies there will be a sequel, I certainly would not mind seeing one and hopefully they will bring in some more of the villains from the books. This is an imaginative and engaging children’s film that will be fun for the whole family.