Bolt (Film)

Title: Bolt
DVD, 2009
Starring John Travolta

Description:

This film tells the story of an action-hero dog named Bolt. The only problem is, Bolt hasn't a clue that his whole life is really a television program! He jumps over helicopters and saves his human counterpart Penny from danger; but then the cameras stop rolling. One day, Bolt sneaks out of the studio where he lives and encounters the 'real-world'. A cat named Mittens (voiced by Susie Essman) shows Bolt that he really is just a regular dog that has no super powers whatsoever. Bolt is initially reluctant to accept the truth, but in one scene out in front of a billboard for his show, the reality of Bolt's situation is immediately evident to him. The hamster Rhino is one of Bolt's biggest fans and it is his trust in Bolt that saves Bolt from his depressed state and convinces him to go and find Penny.

Review:

In a kind of 'Truman Show' type of plot, 'Bolt' is a pretty entertaining movie. The first few minutes of the movie (if one has not read anything about the movie previously) make the viewer think bolt really is a super-dog. The voice acting is really well done with the cat Mittens and the hamster Rhino really taking the cake. The fact that the hamster rolls around in a ball the entire movie and the fact that Bolt's presence drives him to delirium is sure to get the kids laughing. It is by no means the best movie out there, but it was certainly entertaining and is one that I am sure most kids would get a kick out of.