| Original Score: B | Feb 18, 2012

The jokes aren't a match for Pixar's best, and there's too much sentimentality (as if Lasseter were determined to keep Disney's cartoons just that little bit less cool than Pixar's), but this is still an above-average children's film.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 12, 2009

The plot is sentimental fluff. But this has energy and invention enough to keep Lasseter top of the heap.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 10, 2009

Tremendously lovable and funny stuff.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 6, 2009

Wittier by the reel, Bolt is can't-miss family entertainment, and a glad relief from the solemnities of award season.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 6, 2009

Bolt is a damn enjoyable and undeniably funny film.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 6, 2009

It's a big surprise to find that The House Of Mouse's first 3D cartoon is such a sophisticated jobbie.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 6, 2009

The unlikely superhero of this film is the hamster, who brings the funny amid a flurry of weaker gags. But Bolt still has charm - it just won't hit with the adults the way the best animated films can.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 5, 2009

Disney's first 3D animation, made under new head John Lasseter, is a likeable, dynamic and seductively characterised family entertainment.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 5, 2009

The fact that the hamster steals the film speaks volumes about the lack of fresh ingredients.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 5, 2009

Could Bolt 3D be better animated? No. Could it be funnier? A bit. Did it need the 3D? Not really.

| Feb 5, 2009

Even if it's a bit too knowing in places for children and a bit lightweight in others for adults, as a whole it gives Pixar every chance to show that even with a moderate story line it can give us something to savour.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 5, 2009

It's a lovely, often hilarious piece of work.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 5, 2009

The perfect holiday movie follow-on for those kids and kidults still high on the comic buzz of Madagascar 2.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 2, 2009

While it may lack a certain amount of bite, there's plenty of bark to recommend this winning animated adventure.

| Jan 2, 2009

That it falls short of Pixar's lofty heights doesn't mean the attempt isn't worthwhile; indeed, Bolt is the most entertaining and well-crafted Disney Animation movie in years.

| Nov 21, 2008

The 3-D process is an enhancement, even though it's used with little verve or ingenuity. But the movie's terms are severely limited too.

| Nov 21, 2008

Belief may be in question for much of the movie -- only for the perturbed pooch -- but fortunately, enjoyment is never a problem.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 21, 2008

In the pre-Thanksgiving lull, parents can take their young'uns to Bolt, drop their 10-to-14-year-olds off at Twilight, and the whole family will have survived the weekend.

| Nov 21, 2008

Although it doesn't reach the heights of Finding Nemo or The Incredibles, it's a masterpiece compared with Disney's 2002 Treasure Island.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 21, 2008