Currently streaming on Netflix, Bigfoot Family is the sequel to the 2017 film The Son of Bigfoot but don’t worry if you missed it, you can still follow the story with ease. As a quick recap, The Son of Bigfoot sees teenager Adam go on an adventure searching for his long-lost father, eventually finding him hiding out, deep in the wilderness. As it turns out, Adam’s father is none other than the legendary Bigfoot.

Fast forward to the sequel, Bigfoot is enjoying his fifteen minutes of fame with appearances on morning talk shows and big endorsement deals falling in to his lap and it’s fair to say that Adam is feeling some abandonment. Rather than capitalise on the material things, Bigfoot wants to use his status for good and travels to a small village in Alaska to protest against Xtract, a power company claiming to have zero environmental impact even though they keep their operation secret. When Bigfoot goes missing, Adam, his mum and some furry friends travel up to Alaska to save his dad and bring him back home.

It’s easy to see what Bigfoot Family wanted to be but unfortunately it just fell short of the mark and ended up being something of a underwhelming and rather boring disappointment.

The story is well paced but lacks substance, and the dialogue is not strong enough to withstand the lack of any big names or recognisable voices. Whilst it is clear what the filmmakers wanted to achieve in terms of message and heart, they unfortunately failed to deliver on either. If you want a film that will teach your children something about the effects of man on the ecosystem then get them to watch Ferngully: The Last Rainforest instead which, despite being almost thirty years old, delivers its message in the powerful and entertaining way that Bigfoot Family tries but ultimately fails to achieve.

As some of you may already know, I am a big fan of animated films and I have a massive appreciation for the amount of work it takes to produce a feature length film but I have to be honest with my readers and, for me, there was something about the animation that felt a little off.

I think it’s really important to remind you all that I am a thirty-something year old woman with no kids so if you are looking for something to watch as a family then take my thoughts with a pinch of salt. If I step back a little bit and view Bigfoot Family with the eyes of a child then this is a fun, lighthearted film and will make a good choice for a family snuggle on the sofa this weekend.

Bigfoot Family is now available to stream on Netflix.