Hoppers (PG)

105 minutes, opens March 12 ★★★★☆

The story: Animal lover Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda) will do anything to save her beloved glade from Mayor Jerry (Jon Hamm), who wants to construct a highway through it. In desperation, she uses technology to transfer her mind into a lifelike robotic beaver, with the intent to infiltrate the animal kingdom and convince its inhabitants to return to the glade.