Without having heard a single thing about this animated movie titled "Dog Town 2", I sat down with my 11 year old son to watch what writer Bob Lefano and director Ryan Pollin had to offer. And I can't say that we have had the pleasure of watching the 2019 first movie "Dog Town".
I must say that "Dog Town 2" fell completely short of providing me with any entertainment, though my son was mildly entertained by it. It wasn't an animated movie that he was particularly thrilled about though, unlike other newer animated movies.
The storyline in "Dog Town 2" was just unappealing to me and offered nothing enjoyable in terms of story.
It should be said, though, that the CGI and art style in "Dog Town 2" was good, and I was amazed with the sheer amount of attention to details in the scenes. The background and scenes were just really nicely made. And that was quite odd to see that they put so much effort into the background and the scenery, when the characters themselves looked like plump rubber toys without much detail or textures. And it was sort of embarrassing to see the characters glitch and sometimes break through the surfaces they were walking on - read, the feet of the dogs disappeared into the ground below them. Or also see the teeth of one of the characters flicker and blink through the cheek on and off one of the dogs from time to time. It felt like a computer game not properly coded.
"Dog Town 2" was a disappointing experience of a family movie. And it is certainly not an animated movie that I would recommend you sit down to watch if you are a fan of animated movies. Trust me, there are far, far better animated movie readily available out there.
My rating of "Dog Town 2" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
