Ladies, and gentlemen, for this review, and the one after this one, we will be discussing a film from the world of DreamWorks Animation. Starting with this one, we will talk about the latest one in the library. So, without further ado, let’s discuss Dog Man.
Plot: After a dog’s head is down on the body of a human being following an explosion, it is up to whom they now call Dog Man to stop an evil cat named Petey (Pete Davidson) from bringing ruin, and destruction on the fictional Okay City.
Well, Dog Man is a very funny film, I’ll give it that. However, I’m not sure that it’s quite one of DreamWorks’ best films. It’s still good, make no mistake. I mean, for one, you can tell that a lot of heart went into the film. I mean with the relationships that main character Dog Man has with characters like Lil’ Petey, who is Petey’s son, and some of the officers, for instance, those are handled really well. It was also cool to have a DreamWorks come out with a film that had comic book style of animation, the first to do so since 2017’s Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. Speaking of the animation, the animation is also really nice, and pretty at times, especially when there’s water, particularly at night time, the blue sky, the moon shining on the river, and things like that. There was also some really cool action involved as well. It’s almost like you have a Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin, Venom, or any other villain type of story, but with regular cops, and criminals being involved. There was also a nice score by Tom Howe as well. Then, there are some of the characters. You got Dog Man, Petey the cat villain, a fish villain, and the Police Chief, who was probably the funniest of them all. Oh, and Petey, let’s just say that you might find yourself interested to see the kinds of things that his character goes through.
In spite of all these good things, the film also suffers from having a few cliches. Okay, I get that a lot of films do have cliches. But here, for some reason, the ones that this film had kind of felt out of place, and almost like they were added in at the last minute. There were also some additional things like maybe additional characters, and things like that probably made the movie feel a little too weird. Finally, it wouldn’t be surprising that even if the man-dog hybrid was supposed to be a creative element for this film, there would still be people that might take issue with that aspect of this movie as well, especially with how Dog Man came about in the first place.
And that’s my review for Dog Man. It is still a very good film, make no mistake. Though this movie does suffer from cliches that feel out of place, certain concepts for this film, and more, the pros for this movie most certainly outweigh the bad. This is most definitely the case with all the comedic moments that come about in this film. And trust me, there are quite a few of those, and it’ll make you enjoy this film all the more. If you’re wanting an animated film from DreamWorks that’s really funny, and fun overall, I would say definitely give this film a shot. Even if this film may not be quite one of DreamWorks’ best films, it is still worth seeing for things like the comedy, the heartfelt moments, and more. So go see it, and see what you think!
Final Rating: 8.5/10
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