Charming tale about the loyalty of man's best friend.

Rating: 7/10 (20 June 2010)

We've been CGI spoiled lately i think, Wall-E with it's touching love story and climate change undertones then Ratatouillie with it's charming characters...
i think this has made us lose focus on traditional animated films, after all if toy story was released right now what kind of critical reception would it get???? fact is, an animated film shouldn't have to say something about us as a society and it shouldn't have to have something for adults (shrek), it should sometimes just be what it is, a darn good yarn.
Bolt is not from Disney Pixar by the way, so don't expect dizzying brilliance from it cos although it is good it's not up to the legendary studio's standards.
John Travolta voices the lead character who believes himself to be a super-powered dog charged with protecting his owner - Penny, Miley Cyrus.
Through misfortune Bolt ends up at the other side of the country, as he believes himself to have superpowers he thinks that the "green eyed man" (villain in the TV show Bolt stars in) is responsible for his predicament and immediately sets off to rescue Penny.
Encountering a cat that thinks he's insane and a fat hamster that is just as deluded as Bolt, together the 3 travel across the country and face various challenges and life lessons together.
The soundtrack is great and the animation superb.
this is well worth a watch but not if you're expecting it to be more than it is.