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UglyDolls
2019 88 min Canada, China, United States of America PG 6+
★5.7
Animation, Music, Family, Comedy
Director: Kelly Asbury
Trailers
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Description
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.
Budget:
$45M
US Gross:
$20.15M
Worldwide:
$32.5M
Starring
Kelly Clarkson
Actor
Nick Jonas
Actor
Janelle Monáe
Actor
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination total
Key opinion
UglyDolls is a polarized film that attempts to deliver a meaningful message about self-worth and non-conformity within a child-friendly musical framework. While some appreciate its critique of societal beauty standards, many critics argue that the actual narrative execution is formulaic, unoriginal, and hampered by weak character development.
| Theme | The film succeeds as a wholesome, kid-friendly experience that conveys positive moral lessons about self-acceptance and resisting societal pressure. | |
| Production | The visual presentation features bright, cute, and simple animation that effectively appeals to a younger audience. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay relies on a weak, derivative structure that fails to move beyond standard genre tropes. | |
| Acting | Characters are depicted as flat and poorly motivated, existing primarily as vessels for famous voice actors rather than as individuals. | |
| Score | Opinions on the musical score are split; some find specific songs like 'Couldn’t be Better' to be highlights, while others dismiss the soundtrack as entirely unmemorable. |