DreamWorks Animations latest release finds the studio hitting a very rich vein of form.
Heres our review of How To Train Your Dragon…
If ever a film was crying out for Brian Blessed, then surelyHow To Train Your Dragonwas it.
Its a character that has end of game boss tattooed across it from the moment its first mentioned.
Yet the relationship between the pair develops surprisingly well, with the emphasis on gesture rather than dialogue.
Its carefully done, well built up, and you actually buy the fact that the pair are bonding.
Where the film is at its weakest is when it digs into the familiar potourri of cliches.
Yet DreamWorks has still delivered here, and with some verve.
For this is as close to a flat-out summer action blockbuster in animated form as youre likely to find.
Its great to see DreamWorks following this path, too.
For lets not beat about the bush: DreamWorks Animation on form is capable of brilliant work.
More like this, just.
Rating:
4 out of 5
