if it weren't for all the cutesy side-gags and lowbrow humor, the animated feature would resemble GKIDS' fare, which tends to be skewed towards a more mature demographic; it never attains the balance between gloomy allegory and Disney-like adventure
an awkward mix of allegory and family-friendly adventure; It presents a muddled and misguided metaphor with some uncomfortable implications, alongside ugly character design and a poorly paced story
"Mosley" feels well-intentioned, though its lessons are unclear, especially considering its ending. And more humor and more fully developed characters could have enlivened the familiar hero's journey template