With every character this film has to not really offer, the most enjoyable character is Eddie Izzard as Angus Scattergood who's like a washed up Mick Jagger stripped of the drugs and the sex. The film is very funny when it wants to be. The majority of Izzard’s dialogue is hysterical. He’s the only character that isn’t as bland as everyone else. He may not have a heart, but he has personality and character. His dynamic with Bodi leads into some great comedy. It's comedy you don’t expect. Even Scattergood’s mansion is the best set piece in the entire film with booby traps that makes you go “huh, that was clever.”

THE BAD: It sucks that Rock Dog wasn’t released in 2015 or 2016 as it should’ve been especially if I haven’t seen several masterpieces such as Zootopia and Kubo and the Two Strings. Rock Dog is an animated film that attempts to be something special but it's so reminiscent of better-animated features, because it never passes the level of genericism. You’re just name dropping films you’ve seen with every trope it hits going, “Hey it’s Kung Fu Panda. Now it’s Zootopia. Now it’s Kubo. Now it’s Surf’s Up. Wait this is the guy who directed Surf’s Up?” Rock Dog has enough animation quality that belongs on a big screen though it’s writing is on the level of television. It’s not like watching Ratchet and Clank where I’m just dreading for the entire film to end for it has enough humor to keep you awake, but it feels like a Netflix film that I just can’t press the back button on. The film has a clever concept and have slithers of creativity, though it’s a shame studios such as Disney and Laika did it better than this. It feels like a Zootopia side story and an average one at best.