Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
The Boss Baby has an amusing premise built around sibling rivalry and an unreliable narrator, but the plot is thin and relies heavily on broad, repetitive gags rather than emotional depth. The voice cast, led by Alec Baldwin, delivers solid comedic performances that elevate the material. Visually, the animation is polished and colorful with some inventive fantasy sequences reflecting Tim's imagination, though it doesn't push the medium forward. The concept of a suit-wearing corporate baby is memorable enough to stand out from generic animated fare, giving it modest novelty. The ending wraps up too neatly and sentimentally, failing to capitalize on the story's more inventive elements.