Cyrus Bolts Animated Style.

Rating: 7/10 (3 February 2016)

Bolt (2008): Dir: Byron Howard, Chris Williams / Voices: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell: Energetic family animation about dependable friendships. Bolt is a movie star dog whose whole life is movies and he believes the plot lines as real. When he ends up in the outside world he faces hilarious facts about his suppose superpowers. Simple, formulaic but satisfactory. This film will appeal to family audiences as well as present humour around reality TV. Directors Byron Howard and Chris Williams are backed with detailed animated characters as well as a great choice theme about reality and fantasy. John Travolta voices Bolt who learns of real life but just when discouragement threatens to set in, he will discover what true courage is all about. Susie Essman voices cat Mittens with sarcasm. Mark Walton voices delusional hamster Rhino. Both characters work on great comic levels despite their formula driven presentation in subplots. Miley Cyrus voices Bolt's owner Penny who misses him and cannot really perform with the replacement. She will also learn what true courage and friendship is all about. Malcolm McDowell voices the villain in the movies and programs that Bolt is famous for and takes ever so seriously. Well animated family comedy as well as a hilarious attack on reality, fantasy and knowing the difference. Score: 7 / 10