The Inseparables

If you're up on your Cervantes, then you will appreciate just why "Don" is fed up with being the butt of all the jokes amongst his puppet fraternity and so, in despair, sets off to tilt at a few windmills (without or without distressed ducklings). Along the way, he encounters the battery powered "DJ Doggy Dog" and they have some fun adventures together rescuing the needy. Meantime, back at their home the other puppets are under threat from two young burglars who want to kidnap and sell them. It's just by pure chance that our two dragon-defeating cavaliers stumble upon the warehouse where his erstwhile friends are being held captive. Can they figure out a way to save them from the bubblewrap? This is quite a fun action film that's peppered with some fun dialogue, imaginary derring-do and it delicately reinforces messages of team-playing, loyalty, family and not getting your electronic toys wet! The pace is quite good, the animation engaging to watch and though I'm not entirely sure what demographic it's aiming for, I still found it entertaining with a slightly more grown up "Pinocchio" style of storytelling.

I watched this in 2024 and I never knew that the writers are the one who wrote Toy Story so that's why they are kinda similar, although I loved the twins as the villains like Trolls 3 and the Don's imagination animation is really good, I can't believe that this company is underrated and not really well known. I appreciate the animators who animated the 2.5D parts and the 3D parts, shout out to them.

I really love the characters, especially Dee cause she's shows that she's not just a "damsel in distress" but she can be a hero or a fighter, and Don is such an interesting character to this day..

Loved it ! It lets us imagine and it's really well made. More like this please. My son 7 my nephew 9 they had a blast and were into the movie all the way through. I don't love musicals but this one was fun engaging so 100 points. The idea of the marionettes the dog and the animals it was a good idea. But what I really loved was the way it inspired any of the viewers to really go through the imagination process with the whole story. The characters were well thought and didn't feel they went to far. It's just a good feel good movie for the whole family. Really loved it and wish I was better at written reviews to do it just.

A marionette called Don is tired of being the fool of the play. He wants to be the hero. He escapes the theater workshop into Central Park where he partners with DJ 'Didier' Doggy Dog, a hip hop stuffed bear. They go on their misadventures.

This seems to be trying for Toy Story with Don Quixote. I'm fine with that. After all, a couple of the writers were involved in Toy Story. The animation is a step below top notch theatrical release. Sometimes it does detract from the movie. I am not in love DJ Dog and the two thieves feel like they come from a 90's movie. Apparently, all the characters come from the 90's.

As the advertising has insisted, this is essentially a retelling of Don Quixote through a Toy Story like world. Except of just toys, puppets and animals also talk, and there appears to be no unspoken rule about hiding from humans, which makes the set up especially confusing, given some things we later learn.

Animation wise, it's generic CGI, but the imagination sequences have a vivid painted style, which is quite pleasant to look at.

Story wise, the comparisions to Toy Story are really unfavourable, as this features a much more by the numbers plot, including a somewhat forced third act break-up. I will give credit, however, in how creative some of the actions by the characters are, as well as the concept of a self-run puppet show

Overall mid.