Disney now owns Fox and its properties, including "The Simpsons" cartoon TV series, in addition to Pixar already, in case anyone didn't know. This short, "Playdate with Destiny," accompanying the Pixar feature "Onward" (2020) feels like an advertisement of that fact. The youngest of the Simpsons family, Maggie, the now-thirty-something-years-old baby, takes center stage in this one. Although there's a bit of exploration of potentially more interesting avenues, with dreams and that the short plays out like a modern silent film, it's mostly a parody of a globetrotting romance flick, with the infants imagining themselves doing grown-up mush. The train gag is decent--probably reminiscent of far too many movies. As with the Pixar movie, I'm generally indifferent to it, so at least it makes for appropriate mediocre accompaniment to a mediocre feature.
Playdate with Destiny
2020
Action / Animation / Comedy / Family / Romance
Playdate with Destiny
2020
Action / Animation / Comedy / Family / Romance
Plot summary
Maggie and Marge are having a play-date at Springfield's finest toddler play park when Maggie becomes smitten with a little boy. It's love at first suck and Maggie dreams about seeing him again after a day full of make-believe romance. But when Homer is on baby duty the next day and takes Maggie to a different park with food trucks, she worries that she may never see her true love again - until she takes matters into her own hands.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEBMovie Reviews
Disney Introduces The Simpsons
It was ok
I like the first one better. This one was ok it had a few good gags here and there. It feels a bit pointless since we are never going to see the little boy again.
Before home time.
'Playdate With Destiny (2020)' is the second Maggie-based 'Simpsons' short, which marks the show's 'Fox to Disney' transition with a smile and a wink. It's a decently enjoyable experience. It has a simple story and is stuffed with a fair amount of referential visual humour. It isn't exactly exciting and it's very predictable, but it's engaging enough and never even comes close to overstaying its welcome. Overall, it's enjoyable. 6/10