Gabby’s Dollhouse The Movie

Currently Only in Theaters

Runtime: 1 Hours 38 Minutes

Rated G

Based on the popular children’s program, Gabby comes to the big screen bringing all her tiny Gabby Cats and her magical dollhouse with her. The movie sees Gabby traveling to her Grandmother’s house where a few mistakes sends the magic dollhouse (and its inhabitants) into the hands of a crazy cat lady. Gabby must embark on an adventure like nonother to rescue her dollhouse and her friends!

Themes:

Magic, dollhouses, grandmothers, cats, crafting, toys, kitty litter, growing up, judging others, playtime, adulting, imagination, creativity, losing sight of what brings you happiness, glitter, take overs, home, family, and children losing their innocence/imagination when they grow up.

Language:

There are some play on word puns such as, “holy craft” and “oh, stairs.” The word dang is also used.

Stuff to be aware of:

Sexual - A stuffed cat toy takes of his tie and swings it around and yells, “naked cat in the house!” A cat character that resembles a cupcake gets too close to a fire and his bottom gets roasted. The audience sees his butt cheeks and a joke about him being “toasty” is made.

Gross - A cat litter commercial is shows and sparkly cat poop is taken from the litter. A lady in the commercial smells the glitter poop and says it smells like cupcakes, but it doesn’t taste like cupcakes.

Other - There is a picture of an adult at a slot machine at a casino. Another picture is shown of her winning. There are a couple of characters that drink out of martini looking glasses, but alcohol is not mentioned.

Overall:

Seeing It With Your Family

This is about as safe as they come. The hardest part was staying awake.

What I Thought

This wasn’t a movie I wanted to see, but I watch some to help parents “know before they go.” I went in with low expectations and got what I expected. I have never watched the show, but I imagine the movie plays out like a longer version of the children’s program. Gabby breaks the third wall and talks to the audience and there is an expectations for viewers to sing and talk back to her. The story has been seen before, with bits being taken from Toy Story 3 and the Lego Movie. There are kind of two plots, with two different villain type characters that end up tying together, but the journey is messy and not well done.

Let’s face it. This is designed for lower elementary aged kids or younger. There really isn’t anything for adults here. Don’t expect old school Pixar in which adults and children can both enjoy it. Sadly, even Kristen Wig is wasted. She tries to bring her typical humor to it, but I only found myself laughing once and it was what seems to be a scene where they just let her sing about crying in the shower. Maybe they let her improve?

If your kids love the show they will likely love this movie, but for parents this will be one you sit through because you love your children.

On a side note, I did notice every song that has had viral trends attached to it in the last year is in the movie.