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Bolt –
Disney’s latest animated feature 

With almost as much action as The Incredibles, Bolt delivers lots of laughs with striking artwork. The scenery is so realistic that it often looks like photography until a Pixar-esque character seamlessly comes into view.

Bolt (with the voice of John Travolta) is a small white German Shepherd who has lived all his life in Hollywood as the star of a popular TV show, portraying a superhero dog. At the end of each episode, Bolt saves his owner Penny (played by Miley Cyrus) from certain peril. The clips of Bolt’s show will keep you on the edge of your seat! At the end of each work day, Bolt sleeps in the on-set trailer, believing he has saved the day once again.

However, when the ratings start to fall, the show’s creators decide to have a cliff-hanger episode and leave Bolt alone in his trailer believing that Penny is still in danger. He escapes to go save her and is accidentally shipped to New York City where he meets a world-weary alley cat named Mittens (with the voice of Susie Essman). They embark on a wild cross-country journey to save Penny. Along the way they pick up a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino who is an extreme Bolt fan. Rhino’s over-the-top enthusiasm for helping his hero provides some of the funniest moments in the movie. There are also lots of laughs as Bolt continues to believe that he has superpowers.

The plot is a little predictable and doesn’t have the social commentary of Wall E. Still, it’s action-packed, laugh-out-loud funny and sometimes poignant. It’s definitely worth seeing.

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