Editor’s Note: 10-year-old critic Winston Ordoña has a twin sister, Betty, who is stepping in today to write this Smallfoot review

The animated Smallfoot is good if you want to have a nice time watching a movie with Yeti, slapstick, and songs in it. And if you want a deeper meaning, you’ll find that, too.

A tribe of Yeti dwell peacefully atop a mountain, believing they are the only advanced beings in the entire world. Their ignorance is disrupted when young Migo (Channing Tatum) tumbles off the mountain and sees a Smallfoot, or human, leading him to question all their beliefs.

The plot thickens when Migo and fellow questioning Yeti (voiced by Zendaya, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Ely Henry) befriend the human named Percy (James Corden) who has an agenda of his own.

From the trailer, I thought this movie was going to be nothing more than like, “Oh, we’ll all come together now,” but I was pleasantly surprised. It had good, strong characters and an actual arc.

I think Meechee’s (Zendaya’s) character was the best, because she gave me the vibe of being willing to stick with what she believed in: a curiosity that compelled her to find the “Smallfoot.”

The songs are poppy and flowery. The song I liked best was “Wonderful Life,” performed by Zendaya, because it was so full of life.

The only thing I didn’t really like about the movie was that Percy’s motivations were hard to sympathize with at first, but he evolved.

One of the film’s running gags is the long and bruising fall off the mountain. The funniest character, I think, was Fleem (Henry), because he would say things that weren’t as comforting as intended. When Migo was about to be dropped off the mountain, Fleem was like, “I hope you don’t die,” which the other Yeti were also saying, but he said it in a voice like, “I think you’re gonna die.” It doesn’t really sound funny the way I described it, but in the movie, it’s pretty funny.

Something else to look for in Smallfoot, if you like to find the deeper meaning, is that you can compare the stones, or the Yeti’s beliefs, to the Bible or any other religious text. The metaphorical battle is between blind faith and scientific curiosity.

Rated PG

1 Hour 36 Minutes

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Betty Ordoña is 10-years-old. She loves movies, but loves reading, engineering, and riding her bicycle even more. Favorite films include The Princess Bride, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. She is also an Official LAPL Comic Book Expert and Level 40 Pokémon trainer.

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