Doogal

The slapdash dialogue and smug vocal talent detract from the visual appeal of the most energetic sequences (like a raucous train chase) and what's left of Danot's designs.

The laziest, most disheartening kind of animated children's film.

A wretched experience from start to finish.

Where is it written that 4-year-olds don't deserve a good story, decent characters, and a modicum of coherence?

Hungering for more references to the 'Wassup' commercials, Dr. Phil, 'Bling Bling,' The Lord Of The Rings, MC Hammer, or The Matrix? Don't worry, Doogal contains nods to all of these.

It's a movie that scrounges so desperately for laughs, it features both a flatulent moose and a flatulent train.

Young audiences should be spared its obnoxious droning presence.

Too often those behind the slick 3-D animation spectacles aimed at children imbue them with too much adult humor.

A delight for very young children and any parent who'll get the Attorney General joke of "Geneva Convention? I don't care if it's a Star Trek convention!"

A jumble of bad movie cliches strung together into an overly simplistic tale of a pooch who gets in trouble over candy.