Better Off Red
3 years ago
Finally sat down with Turning Red tonight and very much enjoyed it. It's cute, sweet, visually snappy, and very much worth your time. It's also going to be another one of those "touchstone" movies for future generations of Furry Fans, mark my words.
FA+

The biggest problem was the story left me with that "Haven't we been here, before?" feeling. The gimmick (Red Panda TF) and location (Toronto) were unique, but much of the film relied on a lot of old tropes, e.g., puberty/TF metaphor ("Teen Wolf," "Ginger Snaps"), complicated secret plan to attend a concert ("Goofy Movie," "Rock 'n' Roll High School"), angsty pre-teen misfit (...too many to name).
All the gushing from furry fans over this mediocre comedy is not at all surprising and somewhat annoying at times. But I figure that will all blow over in the next few weeks after SONIC 2 and, especially, THE BAD GUYS hit the theaters.