Wished this came out a year earlier which would coincide with the Fruitcake EP release, though not complaining because the number of guests featured in this is absolutely amazing.
Sabrina Carpenter's humor is my kind of humor tbh.
Wished this came out a year earlier which would coincide with the Fruitcake EP release, though not complaining because the number of guests featured in this is absolutely amazing.
Sabrina Carpenter's humor is my kind of humor tbh.
Went to watch at a place with a lot fewer people in the theater, no one was singing, and it was worth the experience.
Yup, everyone (Ariana, Cynthia, Jonathan, Jeff, Michelle included) killed it. Jon M. Chu exceeded my already high expectations for directing (he directed In The Heights, which was a tragically beautiful film that was released during the peak of COVID).
Totally understood why they ended up splitting the film into two parts and it worked out very well with no pacing issues - time really flew when watching the film.
Predictable? Yes. Fun anyway? Absolutely.
The Hannah Waddingham supporting character was gold and I wished I saw more of her, but nevertheless I found it to be very enjoyable. Definitely was singing along with some of the musical numbers too. The Sanderson sisters were everything and more, and frankly this was a sequel done well.
The younger cast were also equally cool, and frankly I live for the multiple queer references made throughout the film. (Disney, seriously, it's okay to say gay).
I expected emotional baggage and unresolved family trauma, especially when it featured a culture that I'm all familiar with too well (I'm ethnically Chinese after all), and I got that and more. The animation was just so beautifully AND respectfully done, with very fine details done so well and proper as it should be. Culturally, it was as accurately as I hoped for: filial piety is part of being Chinese after all. Domee Shi has done it again.
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