Any fan of Monopoly(c) or any other such games will be familiar with the title I have given the review. It was born out of my utterly pure and totally nonbelligerent desire to point out the fact that you don’t have to be in your prime state of development in life to enjoy a movie such as this.
Oscar material? Would never even consider it.
Excellent? Not even close.
Has more dents and scratches then a car freshly plucked out of a demolition derby? Not quite.
Do you have to be a raving Alvin and the chipmunks fanatic, who has seen every single episode, can’t have any more collectibles with them unless you create them yourself, would marry any one of them if given the chance, in order to enjoy the movie? Not by a long shot…
I can’t really find a word to describe the movie from the myriad of terms that come to mind, save one… good.
I suppose that breaks things down easily enough for everybody to understand. And by everybody I mean the entire range of haters, lovers neutrals, people who lost the last shred of their tiny little soul while still in their mother’s womb, others who are just jealous that other people have fun when watching this movie, and a great number of other categories as well.
I, for one, believe that the only thing that can stop anyone from enjoying this movie in the least measure is their own way of thinking. If you’ve outgrown the childhood that may or may not have been influenced by such phenomenons as cartoons, you’ll probably find this movie stupid, silly or simply outrageous.
But… and this is a big BUT ladies and gentlemen, if you still hold that little spark in your soul that switches off an annoying part of your brain that makes you analyze things, then you will most likely kick back, enjoy the movie and savor your popcorn, fizzy drink and/or the laughter of the 5 year old sitting next to you.
And as you look at that little boy or girl’s face flushed from all that laughter, you might actually find it somewhere in your more or less frozen soul to laugh yourself once every now and then.
If your versatility in the domain of cinema is virtually limitless and unmatched, and you have nothing against a silly, heart-warming comedy now and then, check out Alvin and the chipmunks. You’ll like it.
If you fall into any other of the categories mentioned above, or simply prefer a brain-twisting, heart-wrenching movie, over other kinds of stuff Hollywood throws at your fragile little brain/retinas, then don’t waste your money. Use it to end hunger in Africa… it’s more productive that way.