Bolt (2008) Critic Reviews

Bolt breaks no great new stylistic ground -- and yet it's a sturdy beaut.Read the full review

For the first time in years, it feels like Disney has done its namesake proud.Read the full review

What keeps Bolt fresh is an unaffected exuberance, a genuine sense of fun, that is expressed above all through obsessive attention to craft.Read the full review

It's doubtful that audiences go to animated features to hear movie stars talk. They go because a film sounds like fun and something their kids and maybe they themselves might enjoy. Bolt is all that and more.Read the full review

This stuff is clever, in the reflexively satirical, self-aware way that many animated films are. It's not until the dog is accidentally shipped off to New York City that the movie lets you in on an altogether more interesting idea: It doesn't want to be that cool.Read the full review

At the end of the day, Bolt is a sweet Disney family film.Read the full review

Bears some telltale signs of Pixar's trademark smarts, but still looks like a mutt compared to the younger company's customary purebreds.Read the full review

There's a terrific tenderness in Travolta's performance, while Cyrus and company are similarly effective.Read the full review

Bolt borrows amiably from a host of sources, including "The Incredible Journey," "Lilo and Stitch" and "Toy Story 2."Read the full review