Directed by Kevin Donovan Gottfried Roodt, Gracie and Pedro: Mission Impossible follows two pets, a cat and a dog, that get separated from their owners when the family decides to relocate.
Gracie and Pedro, two beloved family pets who loathe each other, are forced into a wild adventure to find their family after being separated during a cross-country move. With no choice but to team up, fancy show dog Gracie and brazen alley cat Pedro encounter copious characters and perilous adventures along the way. Their determination to find their family fuels them to go above and beyond their limits.
After that basic summation, you’d think you would have a good idea of what to expect. But what awaits is less-than-par animation, average dialogue, and characters that are hard to embrace.
This is a true kids movie. If anyone above age 10 were to watch this, it would be a complete bore. Thank goodness this is going straight to UK theaters because this would sink like a brick in the U.S.
With a cast riddled with veteran names like Alicia Silverstone, Danny Trejo, and Brooke Shields for example, you’d be led to feel safe. Like, a barrage of brand names like this in the acting sphere wouldn’t sign on to something less than stellar. But they did. The film was abysmal and the leading names weren’t even the main characters. It’s a bit insulting to the voices of Gracie and Pedro, Claire Alan and Cory Doran since they do the heavy lifting (voice acting) for 95% of the movie but their names are absent from the poster (the large font names that can easily be seen).
The film relies heavily on Gracie and Pedro’s tumultuous relationship which isn’t healthy or humorous. Their insult-laden coexistence doesn’t bode well for viewing and, when coupled with C- animation, makes for a difficult experience to sit through for close to 90 minutes. By the time the two start seeing eye to eye, the damage has already been done.
Gracie and Pedro: Mission Impossible gets a 4 out of 10. This isn’t the type of film that you watch with a child. This is something you play for your kids to keep them occupied for a time while you do something else. The dialogue was average at best and I laughed once every 30 minutes or so. But again, this is really a kid’s movie.
Gracie and Pedro: Mission Impossible is in UK theaters now
-Jon Jones
Photos: Courtesy of UK Kaleidoscope