I honestly expected the worst film ever going into this judging from the reviews from box office and I have to say it's nowhere near as bad as it makes out. Sure, it's not the best movie ever made and no it won't win awards. But, it's entertaining and isn't that what you want for a Xmas movie?
I'll start with where it went wrong: I thought Dwayne Johnson's character was quite bland really, he didn't have much to work with and it was quite apparently throughout. To be blunt it was the stereotypical "Rock" character that he tends to play.
I think they massively underplayed the main villain in this also. They could have really fleshed her out a lot more, but instead we got this almost soulless witch that didn't really get any screen time. All the characters I'd argue were underplayed and the depth and arc's of them were generally poor. I could argue also that they were trying a bit too much with the plot and throwing a bit too much generally. But, that's not a major annoyance more of a nit pick.
But, as I said at the beginning it's entertaining. It's a different take completely on a typical Xmas movie and I appreciate the direction they went with this. I thought the CGI was great & the fighting scenes were really fun to watch. I definitely think it gets better the more you watch and by the end I was hooked. Like I said this won't win awards, but for a different style of Xmas movie I actually enjoyed watching and would recommend if you're feeling something a little different this month.
I'll start with where it went wrong: I thought Dwayne Johnson's character was quite bland really, he didn't have much to work with and it was quite apparently throughout. To be blunt it was the stereotypical "Rock" character that he tends to play.
I think they massively underplayed the main villain in this also. They could have really fleshed her out a lot more, but instead we got this almost soulless witch that didn't really get any screen time. All the characters I'd argue were underplayed and the depth and arc's of them were generally poor. I could argue also that they were trying a bit too much with the plot and throwing a bit too much generally. But, that's not a major annoyance more of a nit pick.
But, as I said at the beginning it's entertaining. It's a different take completely on a typical Xmas movie and I appreciate the direction they went with this. I thought the CGI was great & the fighting scenes were really fun to watch. I definitely think it gets better the more you watch and by the end I was hooked. Like I said this won't win awards, but for a different style of Xmas movie I actually enjoyed watching and would recommend if you're feeling something a little different this month.