Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)

Here's the Sitch

By Jeffrey M. Anderson

Buy Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama on DVD.

It turns out that Saturday morning cartoon staple Kim Possible and her pals were tailor made for feature length. This new 71-minute straight-to-video movie is good enough that it should have seen a theatrical release. Certainly it's better than some of the recent CG features like Madagascar. What's more, it uses crisp, vibrant hand-drawn animation that many studios seem to think is so stodgy. With prom coming up, Kim (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano) is worried about not having a boyfriend, while her best pal Ron Stoppable (voiced by Will Friedle) and his pet naked mole rat Rufus (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) are upset about their favorite taqueria going under new management and changing its policies. Worse, supervillain Drakken (voiced by John DiMaggio) and his sexy sidekick Shego (voiced by Nicole Sullivan) are cooking up some kind of multi-layered plan that does not become clear until it's too late. The filmmakers have done a spectacular job of making the story big enough to fill a feature-length time slot without stretching it too thin or letting their cards show. The movie even strikes up a sweet little romance. Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama is good enough to be taken seriously by animation nuts and not just Saturday morning cartoon junkies.

DVD Details: Extras include a bonus cartoon ("Gorilla Fist"), deleted scenes and music videos.

Starring: (voices) Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry, Raven, Gary Cole, Jean Smart, Shaun Fleming, John DiMaggio, Nicole Sullivan, Ricky Ullman
Written by: Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
Directed by: Steve Loter
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 71 minutes
Date: May 23, 2005