La leggenda della montagna incantata

Don't expect Pixar-sized budget and polish - this is an adequate kids movie from a small studio.

Impressive list of voice actors filling a typical lineup of characters and worn out tropes, with some hits and misses.

The animals are generally endearing and cute - except the lizard, who seems to jam in as much throwaway sarcasm as possible - which was initially fine but got tiresome.

Leans heavily on repeated slapstick gags for laughs (think classic Looney Toons), rather than clever writing. The ol' cactus in the rear gag happened twice in just the first few minutes.

The overall character development is wide but shallow.

Lots of zoomy action with some rushed plot (given to us in big gulps by grandpa), but overall, it'll do.

Whole thing wraps up neatly around 90 minutes. There's definitely worse movies in this genre.

Initial viewing availability was scarce, but now it's on most major streaming services like Amazon and Hulu.