I set through two screenings of this movie. Sadly the funniest parts were pretty much in the commercial. During both screenings, there were very few hard laughs, a couple of chuckles and long silences from the audience of mostly kids.
Dwayne Johnson did his best to add comedic timing to the material, but the script is the real weak point here. As another poster said, I won't rehash the plot here - its pretty predictable and filled with prerequisite clichés - the sullen kid who needs encouragement, "fairy jokes", the old guy that finds his way and redeems himself along the way...yadda yadda. Billy Crystal was unpredictably NOT funny (no laughs from the audience AT ALL) during his appearance which I found really sad. Julie Andrews is a delight but her character is pretty much the same character from other (better) movies like The Princess Diaries.
Dwayne Johnson did his best to add comedic timing to the material, but the script is the real weak point here. As another poster said, I won't rehash the plot here - its pretty predictable and filled with prerequisite clichés - the sullen kid who needs encouragement, "fairy jokes", the old guy that finds his way and redeems himself along the way...yadda yadda. Billy Crystal was unpredictably NOT funny (no laughs from the audience AT ALL) during his appearance which I found really sad. Julie Andrews is a delight but her character is pretty much the same character from other (better) movies like The Princess Diaries.