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Bolt is what improv class warned you about.
“Even the credits needed a rewrite.”
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2008 · Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Bolt
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.
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RELEASE DATE
2008
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Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.
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@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-03 07:00 UTC
Laughed twice during Bolt. Once was a sneeze.
@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-01 23:00 UTC
Bolt put every joke in the trailer and then dared us to sit through the rest.
@SCREEN_SHADE2025-12-01 02:00 UTC
The science in Bolt has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
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Bolt (2008) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 35/100. Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all…
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Bolt scores 35/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/flicks · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 2.8k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Bolt?
Look, I wanted to love Bolt. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 4.6k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Bolt?
Just got out of Bolt and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/criticalkino · u/ExpositionDump🔥 2.8k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Bolt actually is?
Rewatched Bolt last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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