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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Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Animation · Family · TV Movie · 2020
While farm-sitting, George accidentally lets the farm animals escape. Ted, George and wannabe cowboy Emmett must round 'em up, accounting for every animal -- and emerging with some new skills, to boot.
Movie details
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
“Lets get crazy.”
2020 Animation · Family · TV Movie 1h 26m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.2 / 10
160 votes
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
While farm-sitting, George accidentally lets the farm animals escape. Ted, George and wannabe cowboy Emmett must round 'em up, accounting for every animal -- and emerging with some new skills, to boot.
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 Curious George: Go West, Go Wild?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
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
Michael LaBash
Written by
Jana Howington · Sherri Stoner
Frank Welker
George / Additional Voices (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Ted / Conductor / Additional Voices (voice)
Max Mittelman
Emmett (voice)
April Stewart
Ginny (voice)
Phil Morris
Frank Stetson (voice)
Adrienne Barbeau
Ginny's Mom (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Billy / Frick/Frack / Ricochet (voice)
Court is in session
Put Curious George: Go West, Go Wild on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.