THE MOVIE GURU: Reviews for February 28th, 2025
February 28, 2025
In A Sloth Story, 12-year-old Laura (voice of Teo Vergara), a sloth, and her family, brother Mani (voice of Facundo Herrera), father Luis (voice of Ben Gorroño) and mother Gabriella (voice of Olivia Vásquez) move to the big city with their food truck and a secret recipe after a storm destroys their home. They compete with a popular fast food chain owned by Dotti (voice of Leslie Jones). Writer/director Tania Vincent and co-writer Ryan Greaves have made a slight and forgettable, but charming and amusing film that will delight both older and younger audiences. It offers nothing even remotely as brilliant nor as imaginative that reaches the heights of Pixar's Ratatouille, though, and the villain, Dotti, isn't as interesting as Anton Ego. If you're looking for a simple, sweet and uplifting animated movie that doesn't break any new ground or rise above mediocrity, you'll enjoy A Sloth Story. At just 1 hour and 30 minutes, it opens in select theaters nationwide via Blue Fox Entertainment.
