Dreamworks jump on the bandwagon with their first animated 3D offering about a young Viking (Jay Baruchel) who tries to prove himself by killing the most dangerous dragon in the land but ends up befriending the hulking, scaly, surprisingly puppy-like beast.
Dragon is a pretty average CG show – the animation is nicely stylised but not ground-breaking, the comedy pales in comparison to others in the genre and the action is fun but uninspired and a million miles away from the over the top brilliance of Kung Fu Panda (which, incidentally, would be fantastic in 3D). It also has some of the most lifeless voice acting we’ve ever heard in a cartoon – Baruchel barely seems awake in live-action movies but here he mumbles through every exchange and the only one who makes a real impression is chat show host Craig Ferguson. It’s left to the non-speaking characters to bring any charm to the proceedings and the host of dragons do that admirably but a little more personality wouldn’t have gone amiss. One for the kids.
3.5/5
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