Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie review – sunny, wholesome cat-obsessed tale that knows its audience

I f you have children of the appropriate age you will be familiar with the cat-obsessed Netflix show Gabby’s Dollhouse . It’s sunny, sweet and wholesome; a crafting bonanza packed with kitty catchphrases like “pawesome!” and “ab-so-cat-a-loutely”. The series’ super-likable star Laila Lockhart Kraner plays Gabby, a girl who shrinks down to become a tiny cartoon version of herself to play in her doll’s house.

The movie comes just in time for Lockhart Kraner, who is 17 and won’t be able to pull off playing with doll’s houses for much longer. (The ending of the film gives a strong hint where the producers might be taking their franchise in the post-Lockhart Kraner future). It begins with Gabby visiting her grandma (Gloria Estefan), taking along her doll’s house and its inhabitants, includi