How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

A satisfying conclusion to a delightful trilogy of films-not because the message at the heart of 'The Hidden World' rings true, but because DeBlois and company don't bludgeon the audience to death with it.

The film's logic is often unclear, and its insistence on some rather regressive jokes about marriage, sex and body type is disappointing and pedestrian, especially when compared to the comedy of the competing Lego Movie franchise.

Years may pass for these characters, but they aren't growing up alongside their audience.

Feels like a film that has grown along with its core audience. Determined to supply a satisfying end to the franchise it's a movie that pushes the boundaries of the series while still maintaining the soul that earned the fans in the first place.

With a never-ending supply of anti-dragon warlords providing never-ending opportunities for battle, it's possible that this franchise can keep going indefinitely.