One of the nice surprises of the 2019 film year was the release of “Dora and the Lost City of Gold.” It seemed an impossible task to make a live-action “Dora the Explorer” picture, and one aimed at a teen demographic, but director James Bobin managed to make an entertaining, creative celebration of the animated world, giving it unusual life. Six years later, Dora is back, only now she’s played by a different actress and the production is working with a little less budgetary might to supply a screen adventure. “Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado” doesn’t share the same bigness as the previous endeavor, but director Alberto Belli and screenwriter JT Billings recapture most of its spirit in a pleasant sequel that’s greatly enhanced by its actors, with Samantha Lorraine (taking over for Isabela Merced) doing an exceptional job making the main role her own. She’s warm and excitable, helping to enliven “Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado” when it occasionally gets stuck in storytelling inertia. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com