I went to go see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. It was incredibly entertaining! To be honest, I went into the theater not expecting too much. It looked kinda cute, and I wasn’t a huge fan of the designs, but it turned out to be very enjoyable. It had me cracking up a large number of times, and was pretty funny in general.
I especially enjoyed a lot of the Dad’s acting choices. And the fact that he was just one furry brow, and his eyes came out at the right moments.
The animation style was a bit strange for me occasionally, but in general it worked. A lot of times they intentionally left it very staccato, which kinda felt like it never left the blocking stage. Many of the characters did this, but the only time it bothered me was with the cop. His acting I found quite bothersome. The rest of the time the animation style seemed to fit quite nicely.
The movie never takes itself really seriously, which is part of why its so fun. But that also means the parts that are supposed to be heartfelt don’t really move you. But so what? Obviously it didn’t matter that much to me that I wasn’t ‘touched’ by its emotional beats, because I am here telling you I loved it and I highly recommend it!!!
Go see it.
