Are you kidding me!?!? This movie was just non-stop stupid. The only thing that kept me from giving it a 1 was the (real-life) photography. I realize that this is a fantasy, but I just didn't "get" this film. The over-all story line was weak and silly. The bulk of the acting struck me as being too wooden, and being that way on purpose. The animations were cartoonish, and always stuck out as being such. Again, this seemed on purpose.
This movie had gotten such good reviews, that I figured that there had to be some redeeming value that I had not seen. I watched the movie all the way through to the end, thinking that something would happen to change my impression of the film. All it accomplished was that it wasted another hour of my life.
If you watch this movie and like it, then more power to you. But if, like me, you're halfway through this film and you're thinking it is extremely dumb, then you might as well eject the DVD because it doesn't get any better.
This movie probably appeals much more to Bill Murray fans, which I admit that I am not. But given that, I still thoroughly enjoyed Scrooged and Ground Hog Day, so I don't think that this explains my dissatisfaction with this film.
This movie had gotten such good reviews, that I figured that there had to be some redeeming value that I had not seen. I watched the movie all the way through to the end, thinking that something would happen to change my impression of the film. All it accomplished was that it wasted another hour of my life.
If you watch this movie and like it, then more power to you. But if, like me, you're halfway through this film and you're thinking it is extremely dumb, then you might as well eject the DVD because it doesn't get any better.
This movie probably appeals much more to Bill Murray fans, which I admit that I am not. But given that, I still thoroughly enjoyed Scrooged and Ground Hog Day, so I don't think that this explains my dissatisfaction with this film.