First off, they should have made it 100% animated. Half of the film seems like a bunch of characters acting in front of a TV screen playing a cartoon. the blue screen is so obvious that it ruins the otherwise gorgeous backgrounds. It makes for a great comic/cartoon - why not just make the cartoon...?
Secondly, how about veering AWAY from Star Wars, Batman and The Rocketeer for a few minutes? There were flashes of originality here, but the creators of this film spend too much time ripping off - sorry, BORROWING - from other films and not enough time creating their own films. From expressions to character movement to design and effects, there was so much that was flagrantly lifted it goes beyond the realm of homage and into the realm of property theft.
And the lack of originality begins with the characters and the plot. The characters were cardboard - stereotypical characters that would have died outright in my imagination if not for Jude Law's energy and Gwyneth Paltrow's cutesy attitude.
But they're no Bogart and Bacall and the plot is no To Have and To Have Not. In fact, it doesn't really know what it wants to be.
In the end, there are some great moments, and I didn't feel like it was a complete waste of time - but my advice is to stay at home and wait for the rental! 5/10.
Secondly, how about veering AWAY from Star Wars, Batman and The Rocketeer for a few minutes? There were flashes of originality here, but the creators of this film spend too much time ripping off - sorry, BORROWING - from other films and not enough time creating their own films. From expressions to character movement to design and effects, there was so much that was flagrantly lifted it goes beyond the realm of homage and into the realm of property theft.
And the lack of originality begins with the characters and the plot. The characters were cardboard - stereotypical characters that would have died outright in my imagination if not for Jude Law's energy and Gwyneth Paltrow's cutesy attitude.
But they're no Bogart and Bacall and the plot is no To Have and To Have Not. In fact, it doesn't really know what it wants to be.
In the end, there are some great moments, and I didn't feel like it was a complete waste of time - but my advice is to stay at home and wait for the rental! 5/10.