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UglyDolls

2019

Kelly Asbury

Animation

4.9

468

Animation. Adventure. Kids. Comedy. Fantasy The free-spirited UglyDolls confront what it means to be different, struggle with their desire to be loved, and ultimately discover that you don't have to be perfect to be amazing because who you truly are is what matters most

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A winsomely appealing and joke-happy bauble for kiddies (...) The sincerity with which 'UglyDolls' pits unblemished conformity against ungainly soul is touching"	POS
United States	Keith Uhlich The Hollywood Reporter	"An imbecilic eyesore that could lay claim to being one of the worst movies ever made if it was worth such hyperbole."	NEG
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The relentless positivity of this fable is put across with such bounce-house energy that children in the audience may be bludgeoned into submission instantly (...) Every aspect (...) seems equally overdetermined and tossed-off"	NEU
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"[A] movie too comfortable with its own mediocrity (...) 'UglyDolls' only has enough plot to extend across a short film"	NEG
United States	Scott Mendelson Forbes	"Alison Peck’s screenplay feels concocted by an algorithm (...) The worldbuilding doesn’t make much sense, and some of the story turns feel arbitrary"	NEG
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"The peppy songs, while devoid of any subtlety, help tell the story, and are delivered with sincerity (...) [They] celebrate body positivity and self-acceptance. It’s hard to find fault with that (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"The message of the screechy new kids’ movie 'UglyDolls' may appear to be 'Be yourself,' but the real takeaway here is 'Buy our merch!' (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Jesse Hassenger AV Club	"Leave 'UglyDolls' on the shelf (...) [It] uses songs to stretch its straight-to-Netflix premise out to feature length"	NEG
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"The songs are horrifically soppy (...) The script is fussily and unimaginatively plotted (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"[Its message] is more than welcome, but you just wish 'UglyDolls' message could be more charmingly argued, adroitly assembled and just plain funny (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Larushka Ivan-Zadeh The Times	"This toothless and derivative marketing exercise doesn’t practise what it preaches (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"This challenging film will make you yearn for an escape (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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