I promised my boys we would see this in the theater with all the fun snacks. Going to the movies is a treat bc of the cost. Sadly, my father passed away when it was released which put a pause on us going right away, but I kept my promise and took them tonight.
Now, I'm not a professional reviewer, I'm just a mom. My daughter did not want to see this, but my boys (10 and 8) have been anxiously anticipating the release for so long. I broke the school night rule and took them. We were excited. But 10 minutes in and I was bored. 30 minutes in I thought it had potential. By the end, I was disappointed. I loved the individual characters, the soundtrack was incredible and Jack Black killed the "Peaches" song, it had a familiarity to it. But the overall story needed something. I was bored. My 8 year old absolutely loved it. I asked him his favorite part and he couldn't pinpoint one scene. My 10 year old said it wasn't what he hoped-for and he was disappointed.
Voice overs were great, artistry was brilliant as expected. Just the storyline.
We may be in the minority being that we didnt love it. And I'm sure when it is streaming we will catch it, especially being my daughter didn't see it. But definitely did not fulfill the hype.