Sunday, 3 February 2019

FILM: How To Train Your Dragon 3 - The Hidden World (dir: Dean DeBlois, 2019)

REVIEW No. 950!

"I intend to finish what I started."

The trilogy closer of this delightful over-achieving children's animated franchise continues to deliver from the first two films and provides a strong conclusion.  Again, the animation is detailed, fluid and impressive, the characters remain focused and charming, and the coming-of-age stories for both (now Leader) Hiccup and his dragon Toothless are taken another step further.  Storytelling is simple but classic, and whilst it feels a little too long - the first act is surprisingly wordy, and occasional scenes outstay their welcome a little - the dialogue is generally pacy and the story keeps moving along.  This has been one of the more enjoyable children's animated franchises of recent times, and the ending wraps it up most effectively.

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