This fantasy coming-of-age drama about found family was surprisingly entertaining and heart-warming. The acting was good on all parts, particularly the kids. I just thought that Mark Strong, who is usually great, was a bit type-cast and not the ideal choice. The humour in the film was a little infantile, but that was to be expected from characters of a certain youthful age. The plot managed to be somewhat unpredictable, and that was enjoyable too. That said, it took a long time to get started. They definitely could have done something about the long runtime.
Visually, the production was pretty standard. Nothing stood out as particularly impressive. It was just solid stuff.
All in all, a pleasant surprise. 3/5 This had a lot more substance and ingenuity than I anticipated.
PS: Netflix subtitles described it as [shouts indistinctly], but I was thrilled to clearly hear "Kaioken!" at that point (I guess "Kamehameha" would have been a bit too distinctive).
No comments:
Post a Comment