michael-gernert

First up, I've seen every American Pie movie as well as the whole Eskimo Limon film series (Lemon Popsicle; Eis am Stiel) from the 80s. As one might surmise from the low ratings and bad reviews, fans of conservative apple pie couldn't handle this cherry of a teen sex comedy. There isn't a better movie in its genre and I loved everything about it. I'd even go as far and reserve it a top spot on the list of best romantic comedies.

Disney must have known how this was going to play out, at least since the very much deserved backlash against the lead actress. The core acting itself is actually good for the most part, however, calling this film Mulan while neither staying true to the animated classic (which I haven't seen nor feel the need to) nor to any pre-Nationalist versions shows a blatant disregard for historical accuracy and signals a total submission to CCP censorship. All the more enjoyable it was to see that their pandering to China and the Wu Mao in particular didn't work out, hence the steep price you have to pay to see this film.

Starting with the bad, Megan Fox doesn't seem to have trained or prepared all too much for this role for whatever reason. Though not an expert myself, I'm specifically criticising her combat portrayal as well as most of her dialogue delivery. What I loved was the survival theme and overall message as well as the intended and possibly unintended comic relief. CGI was clearly low-budget but it serves its purpose. Verdict: necessary message!