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The Good Dinosaur (2015)
Better than Expected!
I went into the movie thinking that it would be a little too childish for me. But it was much better than I expected. What really drives the movie are the interactions between the two main characters and the amazing visuals.
The story is a bit lackluster, which is the main downfall for the movie. It is predictable and pretty simple and unoriginal. But the interactions between the dinosaur and boy are amazing and genuine. They hit the comedy right, and do an exceptional job at the drama. Though the uninspired story holds it back a bit, the strong characters make up for it.
The visuals are stunning. It almost feels like they made the movie just to show off the scenery, effects, and animation. It really is top quality.
Music is fitting, though no particular track stuck out to me. The focus was more on the characters, and the music simply reinforced it.
Overall an amazing movie. Highly recommended!
My All-American (2015)
Average at best.
My All American is a quick paced movie with a story that doesn't quite connect. I want to like it, but it doesn't let me.
Acting was nothing great. Very average across the cast. The story was decent, though it didn't feel genuine enough. The biggest problem for me was that I never could connect with the characters very well. Freddy was not relatable, he seemingly had no flaws most of the movie besides his stubbornness. He was not fleshed out in the slightest. He also seemed to be unstoppable the entire movie. Even when he deals with the conflict he seems hardly fazed... Maybe that was the point of his character, but I couldn't enjoy it.
The music was overwhelming. It was constant across the film, and it basically all sounded the same too. Nothing memorable, it started to annoy me after a while. It felt like it was desperately trying to add emotion to the film that the film itself couldn't do.
This may be nitpicky, but a lot of the character interactions were straight up weird. This one character goes crazy licking his lips. I was constantly laughing because I was feeling emotional, sexual tension between the male characters with so many of their interactions. I don't think the director was going for this, but that's how it was coming off to me.
Overall the movie wasn't terrible, but it was pretty disappointing. I'd give it a 5/10.