Adapted from the popular children’s series by Dav Pilkey, this animated version finds just the right tone: a simple aesthetic for kids, with empathy for adults.

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Hastings and team maintain the childlike illustration style of the books, with crayon lines and shading on the somewhat simply designed characters, and the colloquial, slangy writing (the law enforcement officers are “supa cops”; various important buildings are “ova there”).

Never fear, “Dog Man” is here — to save your families from the doldrums of January moviegoing. The popular children’s books by Dav Pilkey (a spinoff of the “Captain Underpants”

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Goofy and juvenile, Dog Man is a loud, chaotic ride that only young children might enjoy while adults will look with longing toward the exit.

Kids will find the plot easy to follow and understand the subtext of, and the gags are equally wholesome and cute to amuse the adults accompanying them. To his credit, the character of Dog Man (voiced by director and writer Peter Hastings) is an easily likeable and funny hero - even if you’re a cat person.

"Dog Man" started as a bestselling book series among grad school students, and has now been adapted into an animated film.

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