Following a swift opening recap of the original film, this belated sequel finds the liberated chickens living happily on a idyllic island, until Ginger and Rocky's daughter starts to get curious about what lies 'on the other side of the water', and she unwittingly ends up in a revolutionary meat-processing factory, which leads to a neat reversal of the first film as the chickens have to break in to rescue her. The gloriously quirky British sense of humour and Aardman's signature (augmented) stop-motion animation remains utterly charming and executed wonderfully. The set deign and level of detail is particularly ambitious here, with the use of colour and lighting effects stunningly vibrant, and there are plenty of daft chucklesome visual and verbal gags as expected. The film does not particularly feel as if it is exploring new ground, and it misses some of the original voice cast, but it is more than a match for the original movie, and Dawn Of The Nugget sees Aardman deliver another cosy, warm and funny slice of entertainment for all ages.
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