Ugly Dolls (2019)

Here is the deal.  I spent the entire months of December and January, into February watching movies that were nominated for an Academy Award, and the aftermath is bound to leave one feeling like other things are a bit of a let down.  This movie, a submission for the Best Animated Feature film category, was much funner to watch than it might first appear.  Unfortunately, it appears to have been made hand in hand with a line of merchandise, which serves only to diminish it.
The story is a very straightforward one.  You do not have to dig deep to catch its drift.  The ugly dolls are rejected, both by their fellow dolls and ultimately by children as well.  They are sequestered in a town all their own, but some of them feel like there must be more.  They make their way to the land of perfect toys, and lo and behold, they find themselves being the brunt of jokes, but also finding more than they bargained for.  A good kid movie.