The Guardian’s review judges Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation of *Animal Farm* to be a major misfire, arguing that it strips away the anger, satire and political force of George Orwell’s original allegory. The critic says the film replaces the novel’s bleak warning about Stalinism and failed revolution with a softened, family-friendly story and a conventionally upbeat ending, which matters because it changes the meaning of one of the 20th century’s best-known political fables.

The 94-minute film, written by Nicholas Stoller, reportedly shifts Orwell’s pivotal scene so it arrives about an hour in, then adds a new final act in which Napoleon is overthrown by young animal rebels and the farm burns down. Voice actors include Seth Rogen as Napoleon, Laverne Cox as Snowball and Glenn Close as a newly invented corporate human character, Pilkington. The review also criticises the film’s inexpensive digital look and says its revised ending muddies the original story’s political parallels, including the contrast between Napoleon and Snowball.