The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park
Animation · Comedy · Music · 2021
When Bodi and his band 'True Blue' leave Snow Mountain to tour with pop sensation Lil' Foxy, they learn that fame comes at a price.
Movie details
Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park
“Get Ready To Bark ‘N’ Roll!”
2021 Animation · Comedy · Music 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
When Bodi and his band 'True Blue' leave Snow Mountain to tour with pop sensation Lil' Foxy, they learn that fame comes at a price.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Mark Baldo
Written by
Alec Sokolow
Graham Hamilton
Bodi (voice)
Ashleigh Ball
Darma (voice)
Andrew Francis
Germur (voice)
Kathleen Barr
Francis/Lil' Foxy (voice)
Brian Drummond
Khampa/Otto (voice)
Brian Dobson
Fleetwood Yak/Heavy Metal Pig (voice)
Cathy Weseluck
Maydow (voice)
Court is in session
Put Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.