Carl’s Date (2023)

• Year: 2023
• Released: 21 Jun 2023
• Country: United States
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26736061/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/carls_date
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: G
• Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy
• Runtime: 8 min
• Writer: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
• Director: Bob Peterson
• Cast: Edward Asner, Bob Peterson
• Keywords: date, love, dog, short film,

	6.4/10
	79% – Critics
	79% – Audience

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big issue short

Carl is surprised when Ms. Meyers asks him out on a date. He’s even more surprised when he says yes. Dug has to help the conflicted Carl.

This was supposed to be part of the Dug Days show. Instead, it becomes the short accompanying Elemental. Apparently, it’s one of the last performance of Ed Asner who died in 2021. That may result in the end of Dug Days or any more material for Carl. It deals with a big issue. The big takeaway from Up is the love story. This is Carl taking his first hesitant step in a new chapter. It has a lot of issues that come with that and I don’t think a short has enough time to fully discuss them. Ultimately, the short feels short. We don’t even get to meet Ms. Meyers.

The Dug days are over.

Initially slated to be released on Disney+ as the first episode of ‘Dug Days (2021-)’ season 2, ‘Carl’s Date (2023)’ was inexplicably promoted to full-blown short film, presumably because the studio realised that they didn’t actually have a short to play before ‘Elemental (2023)’. The result is, perhaps expectedly, underwhelming. In fact, I’d even say this is less compelling than most (if not all) actual episodes of the show, meaning it would be disappointing even if it were the opener to a straight-to-series second season. To be fair, I think the piece is less effective precisely because it’s presented as a pre-Pixar short (plus, although Pixar didn’t actually make it, it kind of masquerades as a Pixar film and is therefore subject to a higher level of scrutiny). The piece isn’t particularly bad, with solid voice work and several gags that clearly appeal to the intended audience (the kids in the cinema loved it when Dug mentioned rolling in poo). The short is about Carl being invited on a date and becoming increasingly worried as it draws ever nearer. It has some nice theming surrounding his guilt over going on a date with a woman who isn’t his late wife, but it doesn’t mine this element for all it’s worth and feels as though it leaves a lot of potent material untouched in favour of silly “I’m anxious” antics. Still, there are a couple of touching moments that add a bit of gravity to the overall affair. Ultimately, this is a decent yet undercooked short film that doesn’t do much to outgrow its straight-to-streaming roots.

Weak

This short film, about Carl Fredricksen who reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend-but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days, is a weak movie.

The story is not bad, but not special in any way, either. That Carl was going to date someone was a bit exciting on his behalf, but I expected more from the story. It basically only contained Carl talking with Dug about this date, and I didn’t really find it entertaining. It was slightly funny and emotional, but despite the success of Up (2009), it was a disappointment because it wasn’t really that deep.

This is a weak short film that fails to live up to the success of Up. The story is not bad, but it is not special in any way. It’s basically Carl talking with Dug about his date, and it is not very entertaining or deep. Overall, this was a disappointment.