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Heidi Venable

Critics Say Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie Is The Cat’s Meow For Younger Audiences, But Will Parents Like It Too?

Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby talks to the audience during a trailer for Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie.

Younger audiences have really connected with the animated series Gabby’s Dollhouse, whose 12th season is one of Netflix’s upcoming releases premiering in November. Fans don’t have to wait that long, though, to see the cat lover’s next adventure, as Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie is coming to the big screen this weekend. Critics have gotten to screen the musical fantasy ahead of its release, so should parents be planning a trip to the theater with their little ones?

Laila Lockhart Kraner reprises her role as Gabby in the upcoming family friendly movie, which combines animation with live action. She and her grandmother (Gloria Estefan) embark on a roadtrip to Cat Francisco, but when the titular dollhouse ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady (Kristen Wiig), Gabby sets off on an adventure to save her Gabby Cats. Owen Gleiberman of Variety says you don’t have to already be a fan of the series (streaming with a Netflix subscription) to be captivated by this candy-colored flick. He writes:

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