Alvin and the Chipmunks: the road chip

DIRECTOR: Walt Becker  LEAD CAST:  Jason Lee, Tony Hale, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Josh Green, and with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Kaley Cuoco, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate  SCREENWRITER:  Randi Mayem Singer, Adam Sztykiel  PRODUCER:  Janice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian EDITOR:  Ryan Folsey   MUSICAL DIRECTOR:  Mark Mothersbaugh  GENRE:  Animation, Adventure, Family Comedy, Fantasy, Music  CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peter Lyons Collister   DISTRIBUTOR:  20th Century Fox  LOCATION:  United States RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes
 

Technical assessment: 3.5  Moral assessment: 3  CINEMA rating:  VA  (Viewers of all ages)

In this fourth installment in the Alvin and the Chipmunks film series, Dave (Jason Lee) introduces Chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore to a new girlfriend, Samantha (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) and her teen son, Miles (Josh Green).  He produces a record for rising pop artist Ashley Grey (Bella Thorne) in Miami and decides to bring Samantha along with him. He leaves behind the Chipmunks with Miles in Los Angeles.  Miles physically abuses the trio.  Having seen an engagement ring in Dave’s bag, they were worried that Dave will get engaged, start a new family and dump them. They only have three days to save themselves from losing Dave and possibly gaining a terrible stepbrother. Miles is not favorable of having a stepfather so the four travel cross-country to sabotage an assumed engagement.