Dot Goes to Hollywood

All the Dot films up to this point were well worth watching, ranging from good to very good and good representations of Australian animation. While 'Dot Goes to Hollywood' may be one of the weaker entries in the series, it's far from bad, to me it's still pretty good and much better than the rating as of now here.

The animation may at times lack finesse, with a few slightly rough around the edges character designs here and there. While most of the soundtracks in the Dot films work, especially in 'Dot and the Whale', though there is the occasional song misfire, while none of the music is terrible it is one of the less memorable soundtracks of the Dot series (personal opinion of course).

Children may find the description of the operation scenes a little frightening and upsetting, perhaps slightly out of place in a Dot film especially compared to the previous film.

However, the animation is mostly not bad. The colours are mostly vibrant and the backgrounds meticulously detailed.

'Dot Goes to Hollywood' is somewhat of a change of pace for the Dot film series, not in formula but in setting, and it was a refreshing one. It is a very familiar theme in animation and has been done many times much better, but it's done in a charming and affectionate here in 'Dot Goes to Hollywood'.

The script is chuckle-worthy-at-least funny, heart-breakingly poignant and affectionately heart-warming. The story is incredibly charming, with parts that make one feel good and others that may induce tears. Dot is very likable and Gumbley brings a lot of poignancy to the proceedings.

Voice acting is good, it fits the characters at least and it doesn't sound like the voice actors were over-parted.

In conclusion, good if one of the weaker Dot films. 7/10 Bethany Cox