Paw Patrol: The Movie arrives in theaters, and to stream on Paramount+, this Friday, Aug. 20.
Though meant for the elementary school set, with parents perhaps resentfully in tow, Paw Patrol: The Movie is a warm and fuzzy adventure that contains enough movement and vibrancy to help it rise above the usual excruciating watch many adults must endure when appeasing their kiddos.
With plenty of action, some decent stakes, and overall pep, the pups of Paw Patrol know how to work a movie. With more danger and pizzaz than its regular TV routine, Paw Patrol ramps everything up for the big screen (or modest streaming screen) so that the transition feels rightfully "eventized." Chase (Young Sheldon's Iain Armitage) deals with some trauma from his past, Adventure City endures Humdinger (Ron Pardo) as its new mayor (with some notable parallels to Donald Trump), and a new canine joins the crew -- a street-wise dachshund named Liberty (Black-ish's Marsai Martin). There's enough new stuff going on to warrant a movie and enough status quo being coddled to not change the formula.
So it works, though to be super clear, this is a squeaky clean tale that may bore most over the age of 7. Not all cartoon fare is created equal and, in fact, most modern animated movies are clearly made with adults in mind, with many jokes flying over children's heads. This is not the case with Paw Patrol, though there are elements, particularly related to Mayor Humdinger, that will evoke disturbing parallels from real life that grown-ups will pick up on. Other than that, though, this is a very basic and righteously pure tale that is designed to be exiting for young'uns while teaching them about teamwork and friendship.
On the drama front, narcissistic, anti-intellectual Mayor Humdinger assails Adventure City with a series of catastrophes due to his dumb, unsafe ideas, requiring Ryder and his squad of puppers to leave the more picturesque Adventure Bay for some close saves, and shaves, in the big city. The shift throws lead dog Chase through a loop, since Adventure City holds nothing but painful memories for him as a former stray. This is where Marsai Martin's Liberty comes in; she's a juxtaposition, filling the role of a playful, confident stray who never dealt with the fears that Chase felt.
Whether kids realize it or not, they're getting some solid storytelling basics here, which also helps pull the older viewers across the finish line. Another thing kids won't necessarily notice or appreciate is the spare voice work being done by Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Kimmel, Dax Shepard, and Randall Park. The core Paw Patrol crew remains mostly untouched, voice-wise, though there are a few swap-outs for the big screen (most notably the voices of Ryder and Chase).
From fireworks mishaps to rollercoaster calamities to weather machines run amok, the (mostly) interchangeable can-do canines handle some gently digestible dilemmas with a kennel's worth of bubbly effervescence and positive thinking. Paw Patrol's leap to movies isn't high art, nor is it even animation that's easily or eagerly enjoyed by people outside of its target audience, but it's well-made mirth that turns the dial up on the puppers' usual predicaments.
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