If you're looking for nostalgia, it's not here.
The original incarnation of the Muppets had a streak of anarchy and subversiveness that has been sorely lacking from any of the new offerings.
A major strength from any Muppet movie was that the wild menagerie of characters were placed front and centre in the story; the human performers were a supporting cast.
Muppets Mayhem flips the script, delegating the stars of the show to the background, while the audience has to slog through the generic tribulations of any lukewarm comedy/drama on offer, and choke down the same tropes of both that we've seen time and time again.
The original incarnation of the Muppets had a streak of anarchy and subversiveness that has been sorely lacking from any of the new offerings.
A major strength from any Muppet movie was that the wild menagerie of characters were placed front and centre in the story; the human performers were a supporting cast.
Muppets Mayhem flips the script, delegating the stars of the show to the background, while the audience has to slog through the generic tribulations of any lukewarm comedy/drama on offer, and choke down the same tropes of both that we've seen time and time again.