Robin

I decided to go watch this movie with my partner for a fun Saturday date, not expecting to be so amazed by this masterpiece. The animation is absolutely stunning and well done and the characters are lovable and the casting was brilliant - the voices fit each characters really well, and the characters all had wonderful developments and arcs. The concept of Death and his character was beautifully written and he probably holds the placement as one of my favourite characters out of all the movies I've seen so far this year; the portrayal of him is perfect - showing the suddenness and anxieties around death as a whole. While many argue that he shouldn't be a character in a kid's movie and is too scary for children, but I argue that he's a brilliant conversation starter and learning point that can help children understand the concept and ideas around death. This movie was comedic and was refreshing, considering it's been 11 years since the last Puss in Boots movie, I 100% recommend this movie to all.

This movie wasn't good but it wasn't horrendous either. While it was laughable, there were some good bits of horror sprinkled throughout, yet it still did have many flaws; an example being a death of one character that took me a while to realise was being killed using acid rather than my initial impression of boiling water. M3gan was entertaining for the wrong reasons, some scenes felt like they didn't fit with the overall atmosphere or tone of the film, or were intended to be eerie, but came off as amusing and funny. The pacing and thought process of some, if not all, of the characters was unrealistic and were leaping over some serious steps of reasoning and logic. One in particular is a scene where Cady tries to stab her therapist with a pair of scissors in a fit of rage, which -realistically- would've made her therapist talk to Gemma (the aunt) and try and get some serious help for Cady rather than letting her go out when she proves to be a threat if she's provoked again. To be fair to the film though, that could just be me over analysing, however, having Cady be sent somewhere to help her could've made a much more interesting development and plot rather than what was actually made. Overall, this movie takes quite a few swings and has a tendency to miss or make it into the wrong ball-park rather than actually achieving its goal. It relied heavily on the unsettling idea of AI becoming sentient, and I would even argue M3gan's appearance, rather than any actual proper horror/slasher steps it could've taken. It feels like a movie that had potential, but wanted to keep a lower rating than what would've been ideal and therefore made it completely underwhelming.

The beginning of this movie was good and felt like a genuine horror with some good jumpscares within, however, when the twist finally comes in and is revealed, the plot was predictable and made the rest of the movie downright awful. I think of this movie as a professional author writing one half of a novel, and then a wattpad fanfic writer began writing the second half and made it into their own 2010's Edward Cullen x Y/N story. The beginning was almost perfectly done, but then spiralled down into a pit of predictability. There are a few plot holes and inconstancies, for example the main character's line of reasoning in terms of the romance, and it feels overall like a movie that rushed to get to the end of the story and the action, rather than fleshing out and building the characters. Majority of the characters felt one sided and 2D, rather than being their own person, one in particular feels like her whole personality is 'haha, evil lady does evil man's bidding' rather than having different sides to herself and showing her own individuality and reasonings. Along with this, this movie doesn't always follow the 'if you show a gun you have to use it' metaphor you often hear about when it comes to plot points within cinema. A perfect example of this is the lady in the beginning and how she is shown throughout the movie, but is usually brushed off; there's tension and excitement build around her and who she was that isn't explored and is forgotten about by the end. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this movie unless you want to watch something bad with your friends on a Saturday evening or have nothing else to do with your time.