Movie review: 'The Wild Life,' animated adventure inspired by 'Robinson Crusoe' is forgettable and bland

Parents need to know that "The Wild Life" is an animated adventure inspired by Daniel Defoe's classic novel "Robinson Crusoe" about a British castaway (in this version, Crusoe winds up on an island inhabited by talking animals). There's quite a lot of peril: storms, a shipwreck, fires, narrow escapes, etc. Other violent/intense scenes include the sad death of a supporting animal character and an extended fight between a horde of mean cats and Crusoe and his animal friends. Armed pirates shoot mu...