Really funny and timeless good vibes with a heart at the centre
The film does start a bit rocky, with Sandler-esque humour that feels closer to Soul Plane or Mac and Devin go to High School in terms of which audience it aims at. But it very quickly reveals its true tone, as it takes off the restraints and goes wild.
It weirdly takes this approach of those early 2000s black comedy films and keeps it within that framework, but…
Just a really cozy and cheesy movie that has all those nostalgic early 2000s Round the Twist vibes you could hope for, with a mix of some surprisingly quality elements.
Conceptually, the mermaid lore is so fleshed out and smacks you with a new concept every 10 minutes akin to multiple episodes of a children’s tv show like H20: Just Add Water. When done in succession like this, it can be overwhelming but so creatively satisfying. Then on top of…
A film that has an important story to tell but can’t quite figure out how to tell it. The big problem a lot of films about teachers have is that they are about the joys of learning, but they don’t really get to show the process of learning. That problem on its own is a very difficult one to juggle, but when you then add half-baked plots of a child learning to love the teacher, the attitude of the town…
Garfield is a lazy, lasagne-loving, Monday-hating cat with zero social skills and an apparent sense of acceptance in this state of being. His owner is Jon Arbuckle, a man with so little in his life that he has taken on a subservient role in his relationship with his cat as a way to fill the void left by his truly abysmal love life, which then further hurts his chances. The entire concept lends itself to the idea of staying indoors.…
