I applaud the LGBTQ+ elements, wholeheartedly. But still... this is heartfelt-ish and also predictable. The brilliant indie shine of the original Nimona story was wacky and full of wry sarcastic humor, but here we have lots of drawn out feelings circling around tragic relationships, sorrows of being outcast and the issues that are stereotypical tropes of every single animated feature that has been made since the dawn of time... and to be on the level, this is unfortunate when considering what the punk-rock independence of the fabulously fun Nimona graphic novel could have been if it had been transferred to animation correctly. This show has almost none of the cheeky wink that Stevenson put into their brilliant graphic novel. This animated feature is 100% packaged predictability, and the characters follow right in line. Such a disappointment when you know what could have been... but out-of-the-box thinking is not what film seems to be about these days. Nimona is a form fitted script to appeal to a mediocre tween mentality, but where is the surprise, where is the unexpected? Yes there is enough visual appeal to keep you hoping it might do something more, but unfortunately it never comes to fruition. It's not bad, but... Why the "creative" powers behind this film didn't incorporate some of the key off-the-cuff moments of the silver medal Eisner winning graphic novel seems almost perplexing. Nimona as a movie is fine, but anyone over the age of twenty is going to know the story from beginning to end. Just telling it like it is.