UGLYDOLLS – “(Toy Story + Trolls) – (All charm) x (A generic script)”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2 – 2004)
STARRING
- Kelly Clarkson as Moxy, the leader of the Ugly group.
- Janelle Monáe as Mandy, a lonely perfect doll who befriends the UglyDolls
- Nick Jonas as Lou, the mean and preppy leader from Perfection
- Blake Shelton as Ox, the Unofficial Mayor of Uglyville
- Pitbull as Ugly Dog, Moxy's closest friend
- Wanda Sykes as Wage, a chef by trade
- Wang Leehom as Lucky Bat, a wise and thoughtful adviser
- Gabriel Iglesias as Babo, the largest, and handiest of the UglyDolls
- Bebe Rexha as Tuesday, a perfect doll and one of the SpyGirls
- Charli XCX as Kitty, a perfect doll and one of the SpyGirls
SYNOPSIS
Is based on the toyline of the same name
Moxy and her UglyDoll friends travel to the other side of the mountain where Uglyville nestles and finds the town of Perfection, a place where everyone is perfect. There they encounter Lou, who gathers recruits to train for perfection and ultimately find a child in the real world. Eventually, the UglyDolls learn that being oneself is more important than perfection.
REVIEW SUMMARY
The UglyDolls formula can pretty much be boiled down to (Toy Story + Trolls) – (all charm) x (a generic script). It’s not alllll bad though, as the starring “dolls” are no doubt cute, colourful and full of catchy songs. Truth be told, those animated musical numbers are not only well produced, but impeccably delivered by the songster-filled voice cast. Now if only the filmmakers put as much effort in the overly formulaic story as they did the soundtrack. Besides the poor script, the humour is lazy, characters forgettable, and message heavy handed. I mean, it's a great message and all about loving your imperfections, but it's delivered as subtly as a sledgehammer to the face. And to say the film "borrows" from other movies like Toy Story and Trolls, well, that would be a rather gross understatement. On the plus side, this will likely get you excited for Pixar's upcoming Toy Story 4 this Summer! As for UglyDolls, well, it's "to infinity and beyond... original."
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