Spoiler alert

I just got back from seeing Racing Stripes.
The zebra wins. Big surprise.

Actually, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was prepared to hate it, to be bored out of my mind, I made sure there were no sharp objects in my bag lest my wrists be too tempting. I was pleasantly surprised. I found myself rooting for the damn zebra to win. I laughed quite a few times, and cried a little bit at the end. Yes, I am a major sucker for the happy endings. Plus there were so many voices I recognized, yet had a hard time placing. I had to look them up, because I couldn't figure them all out. There were quite a number of famous people voicing these animals. And I love the little girl who rides Stripes. She was in Remember the Titans, she played the coach's daughter, that little blond girl. She's so cute. Here is a list of the people in the movie for you.

Frankie Muniz .... Stripes
Mandy Moore .... Sandy
Michael Clarke Duncan .... Clydesdale
Jeff Foxworthy .... Reggie
Joshua Jackson .... Trenton's Pride
Snoop Dogg .... Lightning
Joe Pantoliano .... Goose
Michael Rosenbaum .... Ruffshodd
Steve Harvey .... Buzz
David Spade .... Scuzz
Fred Dalton Thompson .... Sir Trenton
Dustin Hoffman .... Tucker
Whoopi Goldberg .... Franny

So, all in all, I enjoyed myself. I wouldn't say I highly recommend going to see this movie, but if you have to take a kid to see something, you probably won't hate it. That's about the highest rating I can give this movie. You won't hate it.