Dora et la cité perdue

OK, joking aside, we all thought this was gonna flop spectacularly. Dora has had a very rocky reputation and a live-action version sounds like a terrible idea. But to my surprise this was a very charming and pretty funny movie. It is mainly aimed at kids and that meant a bit of cringe-worthy moments here and there, but the whole product is just a lot of fun, and I'm saying this as someone who despises Dora The Explorer. Give it a watch, you may end up liking it.

As a toddler, my daughter adored Dora. My son loved Go Diego, Go. Now, as older elementary students, they had a blast at this movie, and I did too. I thought the talking Swiper was weird, but it was one of my son's favorite parts. This movie was about being positive and being yourself, and the movie boldly said, 'I'm not going to try to be something I'm not.' It was entertaining and fun, and my kids came out singing and dancing. Isn't that the point? With so many violent and intense movies these days, this proved a refreshing change.

I like watching animation and movies meant for younger audience sometimes. Most of the timed they are for all audiences. But when you get scenes like, repeat the word after me and songs about digging poo holes.. it's hard to watch as an adult..

Okay, I never expected to be sitting watching this film and to be honest, I watched it when I was feeling a bit blurgh and needed a bit of brightness and happiness. And you know what, it delivered.

It's not a great film by any means but it is a very good family film, something to sit and watch with the children on a Saturday afternoon.

Isabela Merced was quite good in Transformers: The Last Knight and Instant Family and she shows again that she has a good future in family type films for the next few years.

It's an adventure story with lots of silliness and friendships, an Indiana Jones for the younger generation with less snakes and more brightly coloured outfits.

You know what, I'll give it a 12/20 because it is a good fun.

I enjoyed that to be honest a lot more then I thought I would. Isabela moner's acting was amazing she's going to be an amazing actor. The best way to describe this film is by saying it's like a PG tomb raider.