Mini Review: FIXED

 

(After reading ALL those Review Bombs from today’s Mini Review)

Ohhhh boy… Where do I begin with those Review Bombs after I watched FIXED…

From last couple reviews, I covered Happy Gilmore 2 on Netflix, which I wasn’t very satisfied what Adam Sandler and his bud brought us, aside some people may like this one. But even if Gilmore 2 is NOT greater than the first one, it ended up reached the Number 1 viewed film on Netflix (I think it may explained why people want to see it for nostalgia). While I moved on (in disappointment), I came across a new adult oriented animated film, but in 2D. I remember back in 2016 when I watched and reviewed Sausage Party, which it was pretty crazy to see foods in action from escaping humans from death, it has violence, sex, drugs and all sorts of chaos they gave us, but I enjoyed it, not perfect, but hey, at least its a try to giving us an animated adult film, aside the making of this movie was a complete nightmare from what I’ve heard.

Anyway, in today’s review, one film that I got curiously discovered and watched is FIXED, a 2025 2D adult animated comedy film that was written/directed by Genndy Tartakovsky (Yes, that Genndy), produced by Michelle Murdocca and co-written by Jon Vitti, Steve Greenberg and Rich Lufrano.

That idea of this came Genndy’s concept all the way back in 2008 or 2009, in his view, he wanted a movie involving a different animals on road-trip, he wanted to to capture the dynamic to his friends group, even though the executives suggested a movie’s road-trip about dogs for “strong hook”, it may sounds like a hesitation, but Genndy accepts it, thus bringing his concept for the animation to Sony Pictures Animation after years he gave us Hotel Transylvania (while the first one is good, but the sequels, they feel so unnecessary) and sadly, his project based on Popeye being canned. Though they originally planned making it as a 3D film, but Genndy wanted it as a Hand-Drawn animated movie, since he suggested it in the first place. However, it was originally going to be released on the big screen under WB’s “New Line Cinema”, but because WB just being WB, they put the project on the shelf, dangerously on the verge of cancellation for BS reasons, though thankfully, Netflix stepped in to distributing it and releasing it on Netflix (talk about disappointment what Genndy was wishing for).

But as you probably already know when it came out (at least the trailer), this movie was LAMBASTED from Review Bombers, calling it Genndy’s “All time LOW!”, an “Ultimate Crime Against Arts!” a “John K’s Ripoff”, a “Beast Fetishes” and all sorts of overly agitated reactions I’ve ever seen. Like, Holy F(bleep)ing S(bleep), this might be the worst Review Bombs I’ve ever seen since the Snyder Cultists called James Gunn as the cancer of DC comics adaptations, Hell, even Disney look at the bombs and go “WTF are you thinking?!”. Yeah, when I saw those, they reached my boiling that im always sick and tired of those “Us vs Them” BullS(bleep)… DESPITE WHEN SONY RELEASED KPOP DEMON HUNTERS ON NETFLIX AT THE SAME F(bleep)ING YEAR THAT WE HAVE NO PROBLEM BEFORE THE BOMBS AGAINST FIXED!!!

Sorry… I feel like im reaching my limit of rage… With all that said, is it really that bad what those S(bleep)s have to say?

Well to be honest… Its not the worst animated film I’ve ever seen (cough “TTG Movie” cough).

For the story, its about a Bull Terrier named… Well “Bull”, who comes out as gift from human owners, but then a months later, Bull becomes perverse from constant humping, all to impressing his Balls, while also like to hanging out with his buddies like Rocco the British rough Boxer, Fetch the social-incluencer wannabe Dachshund, and a dimwitted Beagle named Lucky, along with having a crush on Honey the Borzoi. But little did he knows, Bull sees many dogs were neutered since the latest one Luthor the Great Dane, all because they were forced to drinking a Kool-Aid on a toilet bowl and next day, castration, leaving Bull becomes the next one. So its up to Bull to leave the house for not just saving his nuts, but also going on adventure from ‘burbs to the city with his friends, along with trying to confessing to honey.

Yeah, this movie quite of unique and raunchy story about dogs on road-trip adventure, but instead of finding destination from the dream, its all about saving Bull’s balls what he didn’t know, which im guessing its all about being struggle to having a hormone with some parts will be gone. However, while story is… Fine, but the story feels like the backseat for the sake of comedy, which it really depends what you see from the dialogue or visual gag for either just normal or even for a shock in R-Rated fashion from drugs, sex jokes and maybe some violence. Which, I find the jokes in this movie are… Mixed, some that I did chuckle, but others felt like it tries a bit too hard, though I did enjoy some jokes of Dog vs Cat and the dog’s species how they presented or so. Though it turns the movie’s message isn’t about struggling from hormone to keep or not keep balls, but it has the message of “its tough to be different”, whether be Bull’s chemistry with his friends or the relationship with Honey, despite he also has to dealing with Sterling the Borzoi. Yeah, while il give a credit what they gave us the messages, but the execution is kind of ruined from obvious Love Triangle cliché.

As for the animation, I think this is where a LOT of people going review bomb how TERRIBLE it looks based how low quality it looks compared to Sony’s Spider-Verse we watched. I mean sure, they Sony did made a couple of 3D animated cartoony films like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and even the aforementioned Hotel Transylvania. Though unlike these two, its done in 2D cartoony style and to be honest… It doesn’t look THAT bad, it looks good after all, the highlight of the animation is mainly towards the dogs with different designs based on their breeds, which they look nice in their abstract design and even their exaggerating expression. While I enjoy the designs and surprisingly smooth animation they’ve done both the dogs and people (aside the balls dangling is distracting me, but I understand its a plot detail that he wants to saving his babies bellow his… Well, you know.), but if there’s a drawback of this movie, has to be some designs are pretty flat, it wasn’t just some dog that some look okay or some not, but the background, despite its meant to be taking place in the Windy City, Chicago, but, while the quality of the background and the lighting are fine, but they’re just… Generic, just a typical location design in Chicago, like the jokes, the background are rather hit or miss. Even if the movie’s budget is pretty cheap as $30M, but keep in mind, this is a 2D cartoony animated film, which im aware that Genndy took inspiration from old school Looney Tunes by Chuck Jones and Tex Avery, and even some Disney’s dog movies like Lady and The Tramp and One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

As for the characters, I find them to be… Average at best for how they went, its just that almost all of them are one-dimensional. There’s Bull (voiced by Adam DeVine) who’s the main mutt who lives to live normal and horny with humping, especially for his crush on Honey, but once he heard its time to get neutered, it left him paranoid to figuring out what to do to saving his trusty balls and his struggle to express, which I find him to be fairly decent at best what he likes to hanging out his friends to share his time or even talking about Honey.

Speaking of latter, there’s Honey (voiced by Kathryn Hahn, aka Dr. Octopus in Sony’s Spider-Verse) is Bull’s girl next door whom, like Bull, she has a crush on him, but the downside is that she’s a model for the dog show, which probably explained why she’s a pure bread, even if she’s hesitant if Bull is going down pretty badly because of his potential castration. I find her to be good, not perfect, but at least she has a heart to Bull, despite she has her schedule conflict for Dog Show.

After that, we have Bulls friends like Rocco (Voiced by… Wait, Idris Elba?! Well to be fair, at least he’s great performer than Awkwafina, in my opinion at least) who’s a tough assured British Boxer who’s trying to give an advice, Fetch (voiced by Fred Armisen, aka Cranky Kong in Super Mario Bros movie) is a social-influencer wannabe based on wearing his clothes and loves act like a human by standing on two, and Lucky (voiced by Bobby Moynihan) is a dimwitted Beagle who’s weirdly desperate to find something fetish what he likes or so. These guys are average at best for their one-dimensional, but at least some jokes and their voices are pretty good.

And finally, there’s Sterling (voiced by Beck Bennett, aka Steve Lombard in 2025 Superman), another model for Dog Show, but he’s much more narcissist and egotistic that he wants to be with Honey for the same of family and making fun of Bull because he’s different to be in relationship. He’s just an antagonistic selfish dog who thinks any dogs are ugly and he wants honey to get along.

The rest aren’t much else to say when it comes to the humans (aka dog owners and other families), the evil cats and some other dogs, like Frankie (voiced by River Gallo) who’s an intersex Doberman to have a relationship with Lucky, and Luther (voiced by Aaron LaPlante) a Great Dame who’s the first example how he got neutered.

The characters are alright at best, depending for their delivery for the comedy, but at least the voice acting are pretty good with all due respect to them.

Overall, FIXED is an Average adult animated film at best that after seeing the backlash it received, im easily disagree for how exaggerated they’re calling out. The voice acting are pretty good, the animation are pretty nice and smooth, some messages are fine and some jokes are dependable at best. However, while I may like the concept, but its just the writing could’ve gone better for the stories, some jokes and maybe even a proper character developments that we can relate or like them, since most of them are either average or one-dimensional.

The best way to describing it, FIXED is like when “The Secret Life of Pets” having affair with “Sausage Party”, but like I said, its just ridiculous how people are calling it the worst movie ever made, when in reality, its just an average adult animated film at best, this is the film you can watch it, JUST for once on Netflix, and make sure to give a calm and clean though on this, unlike those stupid review bombs. Its not one of Sony’s best, but… I’ve seen worse… (cough “Sony’s Spider-Man Universe” cough)

That’s all there’s is for my mini review, tell me what you think in the comments bellow.

Thanks for reading, and im Anthony, signing out.