Synopsis
This is the story of Doogal, an adorable candy-loving mutt who goes on a mission to save the world.
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Cast
- Daniel TayDoogal (voice)
- Jimmy FallonDylan (voice)
- Jon StewartZeebad (voice)
- Whoopi GoldbergErmintrude (voice)
- William H. MacyBrian (voice)
- Bill HaderSoldier Sam (voice)
- Judi DenchNarrator (voice)
- Chevy ChaseTrain (voice)
- Kylie MinogueFlorence (voice)
- Ian McKellenZebedee (voice)
Recommendations
- 75
TV Guide Magazine
The original English scripts certainly were peppered with sly, topical asides aimed squarely at adults. Paul Bassett Davies' updated screenplay attempts to follow suit, but what passes for topical these days is pretty much limited to industry inside jokes and constant allusions other movies. Thankfully, the animation itself is thoroughly inspired. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The slapdash dialogue and smug vocal talent -- even the presence of the much-loved host of "The Daily Show" is wearying -- detract from the visual appeal of the most energetic sequences (like a raucous train chase) and what's left of Danot's designs. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Strictly for the small-fry set, lacking the visual style, wit or imagination necessary to entice adult viewers. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Doogal is one of those pickup-and-redub jobs, the original version having been made by European studio Pathé based on a 1960s British children’s show, "The Magic Roundabout." And lacking even the minimal pop-cultural pizzazz of "Hoodwinked," the story, dialogue and animation here really are for-kids-only. - 38
New York Daily News
A dreadful animated movie stuffed with bad puns and little internal logic. More dangerous than the world icing over is the danger of eyeballs rolling back into the heads of parents accompanying kids to this. - 30
The New York Times
An animated clunker. - 25
New York Post
William H. Macy lends a little class as a snail, but Smith nails it in the closing-credit outtakes: "Don't expect Robin Williams-caliber work." - 25
Boston Globe
Charm-free, incoherent, and heartlessly sentimental, this woodenly animated co-production by American, British, and French companies offers boredom and irritation for parents, needlessly scary images for tots, and, for the pubescent boys who apparently run mass culture, a flatulent blue moose. It's ugly to look at, too.
