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Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie ★★

(G) 98 minutes

DreamWorks is playing it safe with this venture into the art of mixing animation with live action. A frothy confection in candy colours, it’s an adaptation of Gabby’s Dollhouse , a Netflix series for young children which has run for 11 seasons in 63 countries.

It’s already spawned lines in toys, books, clothing and homeware together with an app and a YouTube channel. Laila Lockhart Kraner, who landed the role of Gabby on her 11th birthday, is still with it after five years, giving the movie reason to bill itself as a coming-of-age story. The only surprise is Kristen Wiig, scoring most o

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