Very disappointing, slow and boring and also it really didn't make any sense. Weak story. I cannot believe the 8.2 on imdb and 98%(!!) on RT
It's just another unnecessary remake. You're better off just watching The Intouchables instead.
this movie sucked in so many levels.
I want my 100 minutes back.
Between XXX: The Return of Xandar Cage, Riddick, and now this, Vin Diesel is becoming the king of movies that feel like they belong in the 2000’s.
Nevertheless, I’ve got to give it to the guy: for someone who can’t act, he has managed to build a very respectable career for himself.
Here’s another one of his thunderously boring action movies, including the poorly done action scenes you’d expect to come with it.
The plot is as pedestrian and generic as it gets, and the dialogue should’ve been much more snappy and fun.
Even the actors who I normally love are fucking terrible in this (looking at you, mr. Kebbell).
Some points for ... the cinematography and visuals, I suppose, but that shouldn’t be the bar here guys.
3/10
A totally forgettable superhero movie. It has ok action. The technology and effects are kinda cool to look at sometimes. The plot is basic and dull. Vin Diesel is just doing what he normally does, love it or hate it.
Most people knew calling their congressman wasn’t going to do shit. If you get shown a problem, but have no idea on how to control it, then you just decide to get used to the problem.
The power of story. This story will stick with you. An animated film about a child living in very real, very challenging times and circumstances. One of the 90th Oscar nominees for Best Animated Film, it is an adaption of book written by a Canadian author, of over 20 works, telling the story of children in their lives all around the world. Great story. Great story within a story. Great voice performances. I give this film an (you guessed it) 8 (great) out of 10. This will be a story that will generate conversations across age divides. [Animated True to Life Drama].
How would you feel if I shaved off my mustache?
Plot isn't as strong or emotive as the first movie but it's a great "Keanu Reeves kills everyone" film. Also the dog is okay in the end, which was a relief.
I had read some advice a few months ago in The A.V. Club to avoid any information about this film unless I was a Kaufman agnostic, which I am not, and so I studiously avoided any articles or trailers. I was aware the film was out but I really wanted to see 'The Witch' and so I thought I'd see this later if it was still on. When I arrived, however, the screening had been cancelled and I hurriedly picked up a ticket for this and sat down, not knowing what to expect.
It didn't take an awfully long time for me to get back into a Kaufman groove and I enjoyed Michael's uncomfortable moment on the plane at the beginning. I was very taken with how intricately made the sets were and charmed by the little details like the way the toilet paper was folded into a triangle in the hotel room. I like the slow pace and the awkwardness, and after Michael checked into the hotel I thought to myself, "that bellhop sounds an awful lot like the clerk." When Michael goes down to the hotel bar, it finally dawned on me: everyone apart from Michael has the same face and the same voice. This realisation, a little late though it may have been, had me smiling for the rest of the film. I don't know of anyone but Charlie Kaufman who would create something like this.
Despite the entire cast being made up of puppets, they're able to convey a tenderness and humanity that goes beyond what I can remember seeing in most films in the last few years. Lisa singing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun manages to be the most powerful moment in the film, making me feel embarrassed, amused and then achingly sad. David Thewlis' vocal performance grated on me enormously but the more I think about it, I don't think that Michael could have been voiced in any other way.
I've been thinking about this film almost constantly since I went to see it. I work in telephony-based customer service and the film explores many of the issues that I think about day-to-day. I look forward to being able to explore the depths of the film again but I don't think it'll settle anything - this will stay with me for a long time and there's nothing more I could ask for from a Kaufman film.
The film felt rushed, writing wasn't very good, Julianne Moore didn't seem very fit for the role of evil witch-queen and it all lacked a certain depth. Kind of disappointed, even though my expectations weren't even that high to begin with.
