REVIEW: I Know That Voice

7/10 - Now available on Netflix (Cause you won't see it anywhere else)

I like documentaries.

This is a nice documentary.

It's not particularly enlightening, or opinion changing. It doesn't reveal some seedy underbelly that you were unaware of.

It's a movie that features people who love their jobs, talking about their jobs. They just kick it, and tell funny stories, and talk about the things they like and don't like.

If you like watching people talk about something they are passionate about, then this will be enjoyable for you. It's pretty inoffensive. It's fun to watch actors who look nothing like their animated characters just suddenly bring to life this familiar life. They overemphasize the difficulties of their job, and the challenges they face. They also share some delightful stories of surprising little kids with the voices they do.

I found this to be a little big long and dry in places. I suspect they didn't go out of their way to get the rights to any actual animated works because almost no footage of the actual animated works are featured. I've watched a few documentaries that suffer from this, but it can be a little tedious to watch people get interviewed on a couch for two hours. Having those great visuals breaks it up. That being said, they feature every great voice actor you can think of, along with many big names in the animation community from Mark Hamill to Matt Groening. It's a lot of fun to see someone break out the Sponge Bob Squarepants voice on the drop of a dime.

You don't need to be a big fan of animated series' to enjoy this, but it helps. It's got a feel good vibe, without actually being a success story of any kind. It's just an enjoyable watch that won't challenge you on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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