This movie will make you angry
I'm so confused about this film - is it a comedy? Tragedy? Horror? Is it a Christmas movie? Was it made for kids? Adults? Tweens? Nothing about this makes an ounce of sense.
One thing that is definitely not confusing; This movie is atrocious.
Clearly written purely as a Jack Black vehicle, he's hardly even in it and is simultaneously hamming it up and phoning it in. By no means his worst performance, but zero effort applied. The rest of the cast might as well immediately retire because their acting is some of the worst I've ever seen in a production of this kind. Keegan-Michael Key is the only person to come out of this with any credibility intact.
There are approximately 5 minor laugh moments in this film. One of them is because the scene is so bizarre and awkward you'll question what you just watched - The main kid's parents kidnap him from a carnival and literally bundle him into the back of their car off to a hospital for a brain examination. What? If you ever wondered what terrible parents are like, boom. There you are.
The ending is cheap and utterly grotesque - a complete insult to anyone with a brain or parents grieving the loss of a child. I turned to my partner and said "what the hell did I just watch? That movie was terrible".
1hr and 45 minutes of my life I will never get back, on a Saturday night too. Infuriating.
One thing that is definitely not confusing; This movie is atrocious.
Clearly written purely as a Jack Black vehicle, he's hardly even in it and is simultaneously hamming it up and phoning it in. By no means his worst performance, but zero effort applied. The rest of the cast might as well immediately retire because their acting is some of the worst I've ever seen in a production of this kind. Keegan-Michael Key is the only person to come out of this with any credibility intact.
There are approximately 5 minor laugh moments in this film. One of them is because the scene is so bizarre and awkward you'll question what you just watched - The main kid's parents kidnap him from a carnival and literally bundle him into the back of their car off to a hospital for a brain examination. What? If you ever wondered what terrible parents are like, boom. There you are.
The ending is cheap and utterly grotesque - a complete insult to anyone with a brain or parents grieving the loss of a child. I turned to my partner and said "what the hell did I just watch? That movie was terrible".
1hr and 45 minutes of my life I will never get back, on a Saturday night too. Infuriating.
- Skruffbagg
- Nov 30, 2024