I walked into the screening with cynical trepidation, but came out pleasantly elated. It’s fun, vibrant, and maintains a love and respect for its audience without ever condescending to them.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 14, 2024

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a rare mainstream adventure film that does not force 3D down our throats.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 15, 2024

Dora and the Lost City of Gold touches on aspects of family, finding out who you are and where you belong.

| Jan 22, 2023

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a surprisingly good live-action version of the cartoon phenomenon.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2022

Never panders to anyone, which makes the film even easier to enjoy.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 13, 2022

Aging her up isn't good for the little ones... [and] it's way too long.

| Sep 29, 2021

Dora and the Lost City of Gold, has a lot to say about the value of true connection with others.

| Aug 13, 2021

It's always a pleasant surprise when noticeable effort is put into a film that didn't necessarily need that support. Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a family film that has plenty to offer for anyone in the audience.

| Feb 18, 2021

Relentlessly upbeat, brought to live-action with fun performances that, while broad, still have heart. It's both an update of the popular character and a throwback to old-school family adventure films.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 31, 2021

A strong statement for not only girl power but teenage empowerment as well.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Nov 21, 2020

Kiddie adventure tropes are embraced with the warm hug of friendship and often subverted with a well-timed sight gag or an absurdist comic interlude.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 16, 2020

There's plenty to like here, and it all has to do with Merced's energy.

| Aug 4, 2020

A delightful throwback to 80s family-adventure movies -- camp, funny, slapstick and just the right amount of silly.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 29, 2020

It's obvious that the filmmakers have a lot of love for these types of movies, and although none of the set pieces are terribly original, they're still a lot of fun.

| Jan 18, 2020

I can't believe I'm saying this; in fact, it seems wrong as I say it, but Dora and the Lost City of Gold is one of the best films of 2019.

| Original Score: Big Screen Watch | Jan 10, 2020

A charming film that may entertain children more than adults, but no one will walk out without a smile on their face. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Nov 13, 2019

The film never takes itself too seriously which is part of the reason it will entertain younger audiences.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 13, 2019

Almost 20 years after the much-loved animated series Dora the Explorer debuted, this live-action update does a terrific job of at being once a homage and a parody.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 1, 2019

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is not edgy, is not funny enough and does not seem to be really about Dora.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Sep 24, 2019

A shameless crowd-pleaser delivered with such panache and disarming charm that it's pretty much impossible to do anything other than smile and enjoy it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 23, 2019