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The British monarch's favourite dog gets lost from the palace and finds himself at a dog fight club. He then begins his long journey to find his way back home.
Classification: PG
At what point could a film like this be considered treason?
That was the question going through my head as I watched this uninspired, humourless, pathetic insult to animation. The Queen's Corgi is a rough watch that has you staring at the exit sign of your local cinema rather than anything on the screen with its hackneyed characters, awkward references and nothing narratively satisfying in its entire runtime. There's not a shred of charm or cleverness in any facet of its presentation relying on the banalest plot points and comedy to try and garner a laugh from any member of its poor unsuspecting audience.
Even the vocal performances suffer from the complete lack of care from the filmmakers as the animated animals can't even seem to sync up to their dialogue properly. Many of the speaking scenes are distracting as it seems the animal's mouths have been animated in a standard talking action and not directly to the dialogue. It breaks any attempt of immersion the film could have on its audience but it further exemplifies the waste of talent being used to make The Queen's Corgi. Even with its standard animated runtime, the storylines are given very little development and do the bare minimum in character development and any real thematic relevance.
It's just bad from beginning to end, its one of those animated films that rely on a strange amount of pop culture references to justify its existence but this time it's pop culture references are dignitaries. Seeing the Queen, Prince Phillip and even Donald Trump be parodied in this manner is just bizarre, especially Trump whose controversial personality and policies as the current American President seems very inappropriate for a film directed towards children. This unfortunate addition also leads to subplots that are completely tasteless and unsuitable for the target audience, as the first "comedic" sequence is about how Trump and the Queen want their dogs to "date" and then leads to the main character of Rex to be sexually harassed by Trump's female corgi. It all comes back to the lack of care as The Queen's Corgi definitely feels like a shallow cash grab using the royal family as a way to glamorise their pathetic excuse for a film.
It's not worth your time and it's not worth my writing, at best this could be used as a distraction for a baby but it's conflicting messaging involving political figures makes a poor choice for any family viewing. Its main dramatic conflict is essentially a poor theft of the clichéd character arc of "spoiled character is humbled by generous characters" seen in far better-animated films. Voice acting is distracting and forgettable and overall The Queen's Corgi offers nothing substantial for any audience of any age.
Director: #BenStassen and #VincentKesteloot
Release Date: July 5th 2019
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