Story: The PAW Patrol pups gain superpowers from a meteor in Adventure City. But the team must save the city when the villain and a mad scientist steal their powers. Will they succeed?
Review: The sequel to The Paw Patrol Movie (2021), the big-screen adaptation of the popular television series Paw Patrol, reminds the audience, 'No risk is too big, no pup too small,' time and again through the story and its heroes, the super pups. Ryder (Finn Lee-Epp) and his squad heroically put out a massive fire at a junkyard, but that's just the beginning of their challenge. Victoria Vance (Taraji P Henson) has stolen tonnes of an electromagnet from the junkyard to harness a meteor to gain power and prove herself the greatest scientist.
The movie is purely about adventure, portrayed through great production and animation, especially in the chase and fight sequences. The pooch world, meteors, and crystals are a visually stunning riot of colours. Director Cal Brunker (also the co-writer) and writers Bob Barlen and Shane Morris serve a formulaic story about the heroic team saving the day and hinges on teamwork and self-confidence.
Amid all the bravura, three fluffy Junior Patrollers learning the ropes for enrolling, and the chase between the mutts and Humdinger's kittens add to the cuteness. The movie talks about reveling in one's strength through Skye (McKenna Grace), the smallest member who tries to fit in with her other mighty mates, and later through Liberty (Marsai Martin), who hasn't discovered what her superpowers are but makes the most of her duty to train the Junior Patrollers.
The voice cast, including Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin, Christian Convery, and Ron Pardo, along with guests Kim Kardashian as a self-obsessed poodle Delores, Serena Williams as a Yoga instructor, pulls off its parts with finesse.
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie is top-notch in cuteness, fun, animation, and production. If you are taking a young kid to watch it, it will be a pawsitively hearty outing for you.