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Lifeless and hallow kids movie


It's weird because most bad kids movies are bad because they're condescending towards kids and the filmmakers clearly weren't trying to make something good. This one's interesting because Krasinski was clearly trying his ass off to making something on Pixar levels of brilliancy, but the film is lifeless. The plot goes nowhere, the acting sucks. The direction is all over the place. Michael Giaccino's score is good on its own but is so obnoxiously swooning. Everyone on board thought this would be a masterpiece but the script is mediocre as hell. Quite sad, actually, that this is probably a very personal passion project for John Krasinski.

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Jim From the Office Please Stop Making Movies

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I liked the movie, and thought the acting was decent, but I wasn't expecting a tearjerker!!!

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hahaha yeah this movie thinks its the most tearjerking magical movie ever but it's really lame. that main kid was so boring, she's just so "aw shucks" the whole movie and doesn't learn much of a lesson because she's already full of whimsy, so what is to learn?? nothing.

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