By far the best thing for me, is the animation and design. Add that almost every moment has a purpose, finds most of the right time limit to execute it, and still has that fun element, and you again get an impressive director who knows how the series work. Showing budget can work so well when planned right. Coordination of powers, cute strategies involving the familiar powers, and some surprising dynamic angles and directions gives it a step up of the TV series. Not so much violent, this film takes the climactic moments and actually delivers a more exciting battle than I expected. Surprisingly, the action for a Mighty Pups movie is better than several action movies when you scale it to the genres. Versatile, commanding, but yet in control of emotions to not go too far, Grace's talents continue to expand like her IQ in several films. The talented actress may stumble a bit in her consistency with Skye's tenor and pitch, but somehow she makes the emotion settle and bring the strength of a mighty pup. Mckenna Grace is the star of this film though.Her lines might be a bit overly done, but in this series it is quite welcomed and a perfect fit to the modern voice acting delivery. She's overly silly like a Paw Patrol Villain, yet holds more skills and menace than the usual bumbling former mayor. Henson lends her talents to making quite the antagonist. She's a bit in your face at times, but once curbed and balanced is manageable. She's got one-liners, another deeper story that works in tandem to the main one, and adds that element of teamwork that the series thrives on. Marsai Martin as Liberty, the newest pup to me, is that nice attitude and culture fervor that is fun.He's got the command, but the empathy, and I liked the familiarity to it with just enough inflections to make it feel like the team is growing up. Finn Lee-Epp is a great Ryder, mature, less kid like, and moving with the theme of the movie and how it is pushing for growth.The top three this time are actually just first billed, so instead I'm going to focus on the three characters or four who have more screen time. You have to make the pups come to life and I found they achieved this again with some quality voice acting. And having that deep level helps to get older audience members a chance to enjoy the movie and stand the cuteness overload without getting too annoyed. It keeps that cute factor, but finally moves them past those one episode moments that get lost to another preschool lesson that this series is famous for. These moments were the most heartfelt and relevant to me, being a bit of a tough moral lesson, but not so much to traumatize most. This movie has a little more dive into the team, primarily a few members, who learn a lot more about the origins and the bonds that formed. The movie having a budget like it does allows for more exploring of character and telling a deeper tale than the television episode. I liked the dialogue, the fun feelings, and just the cute adventure, all shaping for that little one's first trip to the movies without getting overwhelmed by the theater experience. Looks to hammer and does it in a storytelling way. Ryder and the pups journey has all the familiar elements of the show from working together, heroic actions, thoughtful problem solving, and quality moral building that Nick Jr. The movie is a kids movie that is all about keeping that family friendly energy, and it succeeds very much in delivering that promise.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |