Hello All,
So, a little embarrassingly, I almost forgot to write this one today. Unfortunately I went home and had a couple of unexpected naps and basically just remembered to write this at the time of writing it. I mean can you blame me though if I had? Most of you are probably amazed I went to see this thing. I mean it looks so bad, it sat on a shelf for two and a half years, and it was an idea produced by a four year old and his dad? That’s clearly a recipe for disaster right? Well, let’s find out together shall we?
Plot Summary - Tripp Coley (Lucas Till) is a high school senior who only has two goals: to build his truck, and leave his small town behind him. However, when trouble arises at the nearby oilfield, Tripp finds himself helping out an unusual friend.
Pros - So, rather surprisingly, some of the cast aren’t bad. Jane Levy plays Meredith, the love interest, but she’s actually given a better personality than some of these other films do. Sure she has a crush on the lead, but she does a lot more than that in the film. Thomas Lennon plays the bad guy’s number one henchman, and a good chunk of the film is actually him realizing what he has been doing is wrong, because he spends time with some of the other creatures, and learns to love and care for them. There’s a few more I can name as well, but let’s move on. The film doesn’t try to be too overly sentimental either, making this kind of both a boy and his dog, and getting a lost creature home story with more of the stronger traits of the story than not.
Cons - Lucas Till is sleepwalking through this movie. He puts a little effort into it at times, but mostly he just seems like he’s too cool to be there. They also have Rob Lowe as the one dimensional bad guy, and Danny Glover who does nothing except show up at the end. The story is also predictable as all hell, and really doesn’t get out of low gear until the third act. It also pads the run time out hard to make it over 100 minutes. The animations on the monsters also look tremendously fake at times to boot.
Final Score - 4/10
Honestly, with a touch more effort, this could’ve been pretty decent. As it stands, it’s below par. It’s not the worst kids film I’ve seen, but I still wouldn’t recommend it.
Next: xXx: The Return of Xander Cage - I actually have to watch the first one now, so I’ll wrap this up now.
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