Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet

I started watching this movie with great anticipation for an adventure, magic, and overall fun. The story itself is a good one. Unfortunately, the acting and the special effects are dismal at best. I had to force myself to watch this movie to the end because I wanted to turn it off about 2/3 of the way through. I enjoy all types of kids movies whether it be regular or animated or a combination. I could not, in my best conscious, give this a good rating. The only reason I gave it a 6 is because the story is good but everything else is lacking. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this movie is not worth watching. 😚

Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet is a adventure/fantasy film directed by Ryan Bellgardt. The film follows Scott (portrayed by Kyler Charles Beck) and Emily (portrayed by Madelyn Kientz) who are at Scott's grandmothers home when they meet Rufus (voiced by Ryan Bellgardt). Rufus informs them that he is an apprentice to a wizard, Abbott (portrayed by Cory Phillips), and needs their help to collect objects to make a spell that will save his world. The films antagonist is a witch - Lilith (portrayed by Leah N. H. Philpott).

As far as the plot goes, I did not hate Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet. I thought it was an enjoyable enough kids film with some decent humor.

The acting in the film is pretty poor as no one really gave a standout performance. It wasn't the worst acting I have seen, but definitely on the mediocre side. Yet, why the film is rated so low to me is that the CGI was really poor. Some scenes were just so cheesy that it really took me out of the film.

Overall, I doubt anyone above their targeted age demographic would enjoy the film. - 3/10.

If Narnia and Harry Potter has a baby on a slightly smaller budget! That is what this movie is, a good distraction for the kids.

I know lots of cast and crew and execs fed their families off this production so I'll be kind. A job is a job this is just a poor result. Nobody specifically seems to be responsinke it just feels so off and Rufus is like a fake children's show character you might see inside another movie or tv show. It's all very absurd but the script pacing is at least bang on.

Too many movies with much larger releases do not handle pacing at all. It's like lamination work. Removing one air bubble may produce 3 more.

To save Rufus' magical world, Scott and Emily must face many exciting challenges... At his grandmother's house, Scott and his friend Emily meet Rufus, a swashbuckling, furry creature who begs them to help

Now why does that seem so familiar? Because it's been done 1000 times before and much better.

I knew it was a kids movie and didn't expect much, but wow. It is really bad. The acting by all of the adults is horrible. The only good thing about it, and the only reason i gave it any stars at all, is that my nine-year-old had a big smile on his face whenever i looked over at him as we watched this movie. He really liked it. But wow. Not good.