H.E.R., Liza Soberano and Dave Franco head up the voice cast for this most satisfying DreamWorks Animation entry from “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” directors Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado.
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DreamWorks Animation In Hollywood, parallel thought is a funny thing. As in every other sphere, two or more people can have a similar idea at the same time, but when those ideas bloom into movies, their release can feel like a land rush. Which is more firmly cemented in moviegoers’ memories, “Dante’s Peak” or “Volcano”? “Lambada” or “The Forbidden Dance”? “Vice Versa,” “17 Again” or “Like Father, Like Son”? (Trick question: it’s “Big.”) “Forgotten Island” is the second film of at least five this year with a plot that hinges on some kind of magic portal, but Universal’s delightful animated adventure deserves to be remembered more for the creative and cultural elements that set it apart from its competition than those that overlap.
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