The Loud Movie

The Loud Movie is a 2021 American animated family comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies. It is based of the Nickelodeon animated show The Loud House and it stars the regular cast of the show, including Collin Dean and Grant Palmer as minor roles. The screenplay was written by Kyle Marshall, Mike Rubiner and Amanda Rynda. The plot revolves around Lincoln deciding where his priorities lie in his life after he gets fed up with his family life, with some guidance from a west highland terrier and a golden tabby with grey stripes.

The Loud Movie was released on Netflix on August 20th, 2021. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with praise for the writing, soundtrack and casting, but criticism for the pacing.

Plot
Lincoln Loud, the middle child and only son of Lynn Loud Sr. and Rita Loud, spends his time sitting at home enjoying the simplicity of life, but hates the fact that his sisters invade on his comfort (specifically, Lori, Leni, Luna and Luan) and his parents encourage him to do something else way too much and dreams for a break from all of it. After a particularly successful day where he manages to win the spelling bee competition at his school, the family celebrates at Lynn Sr.'s restaurant, deeming it the first break through of Lincoln's life, Lincoln however takes offense to this and walks out fuming, not looking back. Feeling like he's been treated as a coping mechanism for the family, he consults his friend Clyde McBride, who tells him about the time he learnt his grandmother's side of the family was from Paris, telling him that family is family at the end of the day.

Taking this into account, Lincoln swallows his pride and heads back to the restaurant, on the way he meets a west highland terrier and a golden tabby with grey stripes named Bobert Leen "Bob" and Jesse Jackson "Jack", both haring from Ireland and having the ability to talk. As Lincoln reluctantly takes them in, they explain that they were results of genetic mutation in a science lab, being given the brains of human beings and the vagus nerve systems of human beings. As the three come back to the restaurant, Lincoln apologises for the outburst and tells the family that he will do better.

Whilst getting the attention from the family members, Bob and Jack give Lincoln some tips on how to at least open the day with an open mind, and "keep breathing". Lincoln trying to at least keep the composure of it, helps his father accommodate his sisters with whatever they have in mind during the day. During a session with Lola, Lynn Sr gets a phone call from a number from scotland, with the caller ID saying "Angus". Picking up, Lynn Sr learns about his ancestry.

Characters

 * Catherine Taber as Lori Loud
 * Liliana Mumy as Leni Loud
 * Nika Futterman as Luna Loud
 * Cristina Pucelli as Luan Loud
 * Tex Hammond as Lincoln Loud
 * Jessica DiCicco as Lynn Loud, Lucy Loud
 * Grey Griffin as Lana Loud, Lola Loud, Lily Loud
 * Lara Jill Miller as Lisa Loud
 * Brian Stepanek as Lynn Loud Sr.
 * Jill Talley as Rita Loud
 * David Tennant as Angus Loud
 * Maurice O'Donoghue as Bobert Leen
 * Shane Casey as Jesse Jackson
 * Ashlyn Selich as Carol Pingrey
 * Caleel Harris as Clyde McBride
 * Richard Steven Horvitz as Chaz, Skippy & David
 * Lara Jill Miller as Liam Jagger
 * Kari Wahlgren as Maggie
 * John DiMaggio as Mr Grouse & Chunk
 * Alyson Stoner as Sam
 * Pamela Adlon as Tabby
 * Amanda McCann as Giggles
 * Grant Palmer as Henry Salmenda
 * Collin Dean as Frank Wease
 * Ashley Johnson as Stella
 * Mariel Sheets as Darcy Helmandollar
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Francisco & Silas
 * Georgie Kidder as Polly Pain & Haiku
 * Throup van Orman as Winston
 * Tom Holland as Benny
 * Fred Tatasciore as Sergei
 * Catherine Taber as Jordan
 * Haley Tju as Stella
 * Sonia Manzano as Rosa Casagrande
 * Ruben Garfias as Hector Casagrande
 * Roxana Ortega as Frida Puga Casagrande
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Carlos Casagrande
 * Sumalee Monatano as Maria Santiago
 * Alexa PenaVega as Carlota Casagrande
 * Jared Kozak asCarlos Jr. Casagrande
 * Alex Cazares as Carlino Casagrande
 * Roxana Ortega as Carlitos Casagrande
 * Breanna Yde as Ronnie Anne Santiago
 * Carlos PenaVega as Bobby Santiago

Production
Rumors speculating the development of a movie based off of the Loud House, started rummaging the face of the internet since the ending of the first season of the show, saying that the movie would release on February 7th 2020. The former show runner Chris Savino declined this multiple times when asked about it in public. In early 2019, about a year after Savino was fired from Nickelodeon. Netflix and Nickelodeon signed a contract in which Nick would produce two movies based off of two of their properties. The Loud House was the first and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the second.

When Mike Rubiner was asked if he wanted to do a movie based off of the show, he was initially hesitant about the idea, but he decided to do it and get it over with, hoping it would turn a few heads and leave it alone.

"These characters to me are like the descendants of the Peanuts characters, and to do a movie about them would have been a horrible mistake right from the very start. When you try to put these simple characters in a cinematic giant adventure, instead of sticking to the route you normally go about, then it's obvious you're doing something wrong. I didn't want this to be a big adventure film with the Louds and their insecurities, I wanted it to expand the scope of their love and respect for one another while still keeping that feel from the show."


 * -Mike Rubiner

Reception
The film generally received positive to mixed reviews, currently holding 82% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.5/10 rating on IMDB. Ronald Anderson on Metacritic described the movie as "a candle lighten the right way".

Soundtrack

 * 1) [] Imagine Dragons - I Bet My Life
 * 2) [] Coldplay - Viva La Vida
 * 3) [] Adele - Rolling in the Deep
 * 4) [] Billie Eilish - bury a friend
 * 5) [] Hozier - Take Me To Church
 * 6) [] Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
 * 7) [] Toto - Africa