Thursday, December 12, 2019

Kim Possible: So the Drama

After being on the TV for almost three years, “Kim Possible” was one of the most popular modern shows. It focused on the main character (Christy Carlson Romano), the playful daughter of a rocket scientist father (Gary Cole) and brain surgeon mother (Jean Smart). Beside her brilliant family and being a top secret agent, she’s just your typical teenager. Packed with speed, cool gadgets and stylish jargon, she is always fighting two lives: global evil and, maybe more scary, high school. Along with her is Ron Stoppable (Will Friedle), her best friend/sidekick and a as great a character like Kim herself, along with Ron’s pet, Rufus the naked mole rat (the voice of Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, Database and Maggie to name a few on “The Simpsons,” Nancy Cartwright), super-sleuth Wade (Tahj Mowry, who you might remember as TJ from “Smart Guy”), and her mother best friend, Monique (Raven). In “Kim Possible: So the Drama,” released in 2005, Kim Possible and her friends join together for their second Disney Channel Original Movie, that is supposedly the series finale, despite a few episodes aired following its premiere.

Dr. Drakken, voiced by John DiMaggiio, one of the series’ ongoing villains, has made another plan for world domination. However, what’s different from his usual attempts is that he seems to have finally found the weakness for Kim and Ron: boys for Kim, food for Ron.

With the help of the evil sidekick and the opposite of Kim, Shego, voiced by Nicole Sullivan, Drakken buys out Ron’s favorite fast food restaurant and gives away evil-looking “Diablo” toys with every mean wanting to spread this to every town in the world by the time he’s ready to call them to his grasp. In other news, he focuses on preventing Kim’s unavoidable heroics by being interested in Eric, her new crush and potential prom date, voiced by Raviv Ullman.

However, Dr. Drakken isn’t the only one looking at Eric. Ron sees that he is really annoyed by Kim liking another boy, which causes him to let out these feelings he had inside. Aaron Wallace said in his review, “The series flirted with the romantic arc between its two main characters throughout its run, and in the new movie, it finds its peak.” The two storylines, one focusing on love and the prom and the other focusing on saving the world, matches one another and link in both comedy and suspense.

Wallace noted, “The movie opens with an energetic action scene and a title sequence that pairs a Bond-esque version of the "Kim Possible" theme with a parody of the typical 007 opening credits. The delicate blend of action and comedy is maintained throughout the movie and one almost never seems to off-balance the other.”

An all-star cast once again makes these characters so lively. For a made-for-TV movie, the animation is amazing and the music is great. Wallace said, “In all, So the Drama shapes up to be a fun and entertaining movie, despite what the teen-boppy title might suggest. As part of Disney's loosely constructed "DCOM" (for Disney Channel Original Movie) line, So the Drama comes to DVD as a Top-Secret Extended Edition. I wasn't able to see the Disney Channel premiere of the movie, so I'm not entirely sure how much of this is new, but the feature runs 71 minutes and feels very much complete.”

“Kim Possible” was a smart show that, through funny storylines and sharp characters, was able to attract interest with viewers of both genders and about all ages. The series’ appeal is evidently carried into “Kim Possible: So the Drama,” and even overstated. Entertaining from beginning to end, there isn’t much not to like about the movie itself, especially for those who are already fans of the series, but even for newcomers also.

If you’re a fan of the series, or someone who hasn’t seen it but has heard and seen commercials for it, and has seen the first movie, this one you should definitely see. It is very entertaining, action-packed and engaging and you’ll absolutely love it. Definitely check this one out because it is not one to be missed.

Look out tomorrow where I look at another good animated movie in “Disney Channel Original Movie Month.”

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