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Why 'Spies in Disguise' aims to teach kids violence isn't the answer

In "Spies in Disguise," super spy Lance Sterling gets turned into a pigeon and still has to figure out a way to save the world.

Luckily, Lance is not alone. In addition to a few actual pigeons that crash his mission, Lance has a literal genius on his side in Walter Beckett. Too bad Lance prefers to fly solo and has no interest in the alternative, nonlethal tech Walter has been developing.

Their dynamic and disparate approaches are at the core of the animated spy buddy comedy from Blue Sky Studios ("Ice Age," "Rio," "Ferdinand") that hit theaters Christmas Day. And

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