Am I actually interested in this?
It’s kind of hard to tell from this brief, beautiful teaser trailer, whether I am. The dogs are cute and fluffy, the story is cute and fluffy, the atmosphere and setting are cute and…well, you get the idea. It’s a very romantic movie, obviously, and it looks small-scale, intimate, and devastatingly adorable. But that’s not a combination that automatically appeals to me, so I’ll have to see where I net out on this one.
The music, provided by star Tessa Thompson’s real-life partner Janelle Monae, is quite lovely. The 1950’s setting overall is rather charming, it’s just not quite enough to make me thoroughly invested in a literal puppy-love story.
Tessa Thompson’s Lady, and Justin Theroux’ Tramp, are lovingly rendered in CGI, and look like perfectly natural animals up until the very last scene of the trailer, where Lady’s eyes look way too big, too human, almost. I can even get past that, though, because the dogs are, for the most part, pretty darn cute. Even Sam Elliott. Which is a very weird sentence to write.
So I guess we’ll see. It certainly doesn’t look bad by any means, just not exactly my cup of tea – or, plate of spaghetti. Lady And The Tramp arrives on Disney+ on launch date, November 12th. Do you plan on watching it? Would it convince you to purchase the Disney+ bundle, or does it look like just an added bonus? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Trailer Rating: 6/10