Paul, is a guest reviewer for Catholic News Service. Some material may not be suitable for children. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG - parental guidance suggested. The Catholic News Service Classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The film contains one crass term and a few instances of bathroom humor. Franco, Baldwin, Huston, Klum (voicing two characters) and Cleese help “Arctic Dogs” to rise above its lack of freshness.Įven though the values in the film are suitable for all, the “be true to yourself” message has had better vehicles (“Moana” comes to mind). Renner brings the right mix of excitement and genuineness to Swifty. The voice acting in the film far surpasses the shortcomings of the script. Releasing the gas and melting the ice would result in the town’s destruction. His evil plan is to drill into a gas pocket directly beneath Taigasville. When Swifty promises Jade (voice of Heidi Klum), another fox he’s always had a crush on, to deliver a late package for her, he stumbles into the lair of Otto Von Walrus (voice of John Cleese), who wants nothing more than to rule the world. When he grows up and begins working for ABDS, Magda (voice of Angelica Huston) the boss caribou, puts him on the conveyor belt that prepares packages for delivery. His biggest wish: to be noticed and loved by all like Duke, Dakota and Dusty. His parents insist on dressing him in white so he blends in with the snowy landscape. This remote Arctic community depends on ABDS to deliver all the things they need for daily life.īecause of this, the dogs who pull the delivery sleds, Duke (voice of Michael Madsen), Dakota (voice of Laurie Holden) and Dusty (voice of Donny Falsetti) are the town heroes.Īs a youngster, Swifty bemoans the fact that he’s practically invisible to most of the other townsfolk – literally. Swifty and his pals, PB (voice of Alec Baldwin), a lovable polar bear, and Lemmy (voiced by James Franco), a scared-of-heights albatross, live in the quiet hamlet of Taigasville. When he finally gets a job there, though, it’s not as glamorous as he imagined.ĭirected and co-written by Aaron Woodley with writing contributions from Bob Barlen, Cal Brunker, Matthew Lyon and Bryan Thompson, “Arctic Dogs” brings the message “be yourself” to the snowy north. He’s a fox who always dreamed of being top dog for the Arctic Blast Delivery Service (ABDS). The little ones will love Swifty (voice of Jeremy Renner). The snowbound animated romp is chock-full of action and adventure, and can be appreciated on several levels.NEW YORK (CNS) - “Arctic Dogs” (AMBI Group) serves up family-friendly fare, scoring high on the cuteness meter despite its lack of originality.

To stop this sinister scheme, Swifty enlists the help of his friends: PB (Baldwin), a neurotic polar bear, Lemmy (Franco), a scatterbrained albatross, Jade Fox (Klum), a brainy engineer, Leopold ( Omar Sy) and Bertha (Klum), two conspiracy theorist otters and Magda ( Anjelica Huston), his curmudgeonly boss. Swifty discovers Otto Von Walrus' villainous plan to drill beneath the snow-packed surface to unleash masses of ancient gas to melt the Arctic and become the world's supreme ruler. The blubbery evil genius commands an army of oddly polite puffin henchmen. Once there, he stumbles on a hidden fortress overseen by the nefarious Otto Von Walrus ( John Cleese). To prove he can do it, he commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a secret location. He yearns to become a Top Dog, the Arctic's star husky couriers. Swifty the Arctic Fox (Jeremy Renner), works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, but he has much bigger dreams. Check it out below after reading up a bit more on the movie, which arrives in theaters November 1st. We're happy to share the first exclusive clip from the upcoming film with you today, featuring Jeremy Renner and Heidi Klum's fox characters, as well as James Franco's birdbrained Lemmy and Alec Baldwin's big ol' polar bear, PB.

The story centers on Swifty, an Arctic fox who stumbles upon a dark scheme to destroy the polar icecaps and bands together with his furry pals to save the day.

Arctic Dogs is an animated family film about a lively menagerie of animals living in the frozen tundra.

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