It's Like Shrek, Without All the Self-Pity

Rating: 7/10 (14 March 2019)

Though it takes a lot of help from overly recycled writing tropes and story-telling clichés, it does so with a unique visual style and charming optimism in place of the more traditional self-loathing bad guy unhappy with his lot in life. This more uplifting tone helps the film through its predictable down moments, while the cleverly retro score assists in creating a fully immersive digital world full of colourful characters for the kids as well as sly winks and nudges for older viewers.