I really loved the first Nut Job movie, it was far from perfect but it took the slapstick humour of the Looney Tunes cartoons and just ran with it. The voice of Will Arnett as Surly matched perfectly the wise cracking character just like hand to glove. So although animated sequels rarely give you the same feels that the first film does, with one or two granted exceptions, I had hope. This week has shown me that hope and expectations of films and people lead you to be disappointed to the extreme. I’m not going to vent about the people who let me down. Done enough of that. So when this film let me down I got to come home and write about it.
Where the first film had a cute animation style and had me laughing for the running time, not in the aisles laughing, but enough of the chuckles to leave you happy that you spent the time watching the film. This film however, instead of having a funny script it has funny looking stereotypes shouting. As I say with stand up comedians, just because you shout something it doesn’t mean I’m going to laugh, that’s the case here. The jokes are missing from the script, I called the police to report them missing, and then paid the fine for wasting their time. It’s a shame that films don’t have to pay a fine for wasting your time. I wish that I could tell you that the problems end there, but obviously they don’t, as I’m writing this sentence.
The great test for an animated film for me, those that are aimed at the whole family, is that both adults and children should be fully entertained by the film, if you give it your best shot you’ve got a hit on your hands. I was seriously underwhelmed by the whole experience, I wanted to be laughing through this film like the first film, and believe me I needed to laugh. I didn’t. I doubt that anyone will. If you are a fan of the first film, as I am, then stay in, order some food, get the kids ready and watch the first film again. Fingers crossed that this nut is now fully cracked and done with. We can only hope.
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