The Nut Job is an animated movie about a squirrel named Surly the Squirrel, he is a bit of an odd ball and he love goofing around. One of his capers leads to the animal community's winter food cache being destroyed and he gets exiled. Surly, together with his rat friend Buddy discover a nut store which they can raid. During that time the other squirrels Andy and Grayson are charged by Raccoon to find a new source of food. Andie runs into Surly and has no other options but to help with Surly's heist. Meanwhile Raccoon wants to assure his power and has his own agenda and the nut store is actually a front for some bank robbers. Surly will soon find himself in deep trouble and he will have to deal with it, and that's how a fun adventure for the whole family begins. The plot is as simple as it can get, but it is perfect for a family oriented movie. It is fun to meet the characters and see them develop and a big plus is that the characters are absolutely adorable. Children will definitely fall in love with them. They are also gorgeously animated and voice acting is top notch, and how couldn't it be, the cast is amazing; Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, only to name a few. If you aren't ashamed of admitting to watching movies for children, definitely see this one and if you have kids, go ahead and watch it with them, you are bound to have a fun evening with the family.