Summary: Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
This will be a short review.
Pros:
Cast and Characters. We have a nice group of colorful characters here. It might take a little while to warm up to some of them but I think in the end, the characters are fine and the acting for the most part, is good as well.
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Isabela Moner as Dora. The movie lives and breathes with Isabela Moner. She is so good, so likable and she just takes everything by the horns just like her character. I mean wow! I was never that big a fan of Dora the Explorer, I liked her games, but her show was just too young for me, but they have aged her up to be about 16 and not only does she have to deal with high school things, but she has to learn how to work with others (since she’s so used to doing it on her own) and then trust herself as well. Dora learns a lot in this film and you clearly see that AND you probably sympathize or empathize with her. Isabela Moner was a great Dora and I would be interested in seeing her play this character again in future installments.
Supporting Characters.
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Eugenio Derbez as Alejandro Gutierrez. He’s funny and likable throughout the film. He almost is a bit too silly; you’ll see why.
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Michael Peña and Eva Longoria as Cole & Elena, Dora’s parents. They’re together because they play off each other really well. They’re funny in the right places and they have great chemistry with each other and with Isabela Moner.
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Jeff Wahlberg as Diego. I thought the young actor (Malachi Barton) was so cute as Diego that I was a little disappointed when we met him as a teenager. But he grows on you, especially when he starts to accept Dora as herself and when he starts to accept himself as well. I thought he had great chemistry with Isabela Moner and I liked the confidence that he gets throughout the film. I thought he had really sweet moments with Dora and I really liked when he was just talking to her in their cousinly intimate moments.
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Nicholas Coombe as Randy. Randy is a little weird, he’s socially awkward and just awkward in general it seems. We meet him pretty early on when Dora gets to school and he doesn’t quite know how to react to her when she corrects his shirt *lol* throughout the film it seems that he might the most comfortable with Dora than he is with the others but we see him kind of come into his own, he’s still awkward but it’s more endearing. Nicholas Coombe for me, was a good balance of endearing and annoying.
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Madeleine Madden as Sammy. She was the most annoying but she probably has one of the bigger “arcs” in the movie. She’s a know-it-all and doesn’t like Dora from the jump because she’s smart and Sammy is used to always being considered the best. Being in the jungle has her freaked out the most and she often says how she doesn’t want to be there and sometimes it’s funny because her interacting with Dora is really cute. Then her and Diego have some nice moments as well. I think Madeleine plays this part really well.
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