Wonder Park, the new animation/adventure/comedy about a girl, some animals, and a magic amusement park, has a new trailer.
Mila Kunis, Brianna Denski, Jennifer Garner, John Oliver, Ken Jeong and Matthew Broderick star, while Dylan Brown directs.
I couldn’t help thinking about Disney World and Hollywood’s Universal Studios the whole time this trailer played. I’m most intrigued about the ‘magic’ in ‘magic amusement park.’
A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), Kathryn Hahn, Milla Kunis, Kristen Bell
Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn are back in the sequel to Bad Moms (2016), A Bad Moms Christmas.
Written/directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, this time it’s the festive season, and the mothers of the Bad Moms are in town.
Truth be told, I wasn’t best pleased with the first Bad Moms (2016) movie. There were a number of things about the story that disappointed me. As such, a part of me wants to steer completely clear of this follow-up. It’s just that there’s also a part of me that needs to know whether this sequel will be equally bad, worse or better.
Let’s just say, I don’t want to give up on Mila Kunis movies just yet. I’m also a big Christine Baranski fan, which means I can at least be sure that her character will put a smile on my face.
Susan Sarandon Oona Laurence and Emjay Anthony also star.
Bad Moms (2016), Kristen Bell, Milla Kunis, Katherine Hahn
Starring Mila Kunis, Katheryn Hahn, and Kristen Bell, Bad Moms is written/directed by the team that wroteThe Hangover (2009) – Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. This isa fact that really should give us hope and confidence in the finished product. Sadly, however, I found Bad Moms to be quite the disappointment.
Bad Moms is unfunny to me because much of the story and plenty of the jokes were lazy cliches. Elements of the narrative and character development were simply unconvincing. So much so that I found myself wondering just how committed all the people involved in the movie really were to making it the best version it could have been. I mean, were there budget and timing restrictions that meant it wasn’t possible to shoot or edit a more believable version of the emotional journeys and transformations of any of the characters? My frustration piqued at seeing the shift in Kristen Bell’s Kiki character. ‘REALLY?’ is all I could think and, say out loud.
I’m not a mother, so that may be part of the reason I laughed exactly zero times. Actually, I laughed one or two times. The most memorable one was thanks to a one-liner delivered by Martha Stewart. But that really is it.
I’d absolutely love to see another Kunis movie where she delivers a notable performance. That, for me hasn’t really happened since Black Swan (2010). I probably need to face facts and let it go, particularly because it’s widely understood that comedy movies are arguably always more fun to shoot than dramas or thrillers – and it looks as though Kunis’s preference is clear. Plus, I do definitely want her to be happy.
Watch it? Er… sure, if only so you can let me know whether I’m completely mad or as sane as can be.
Hell & Back (2015), Nick Swardson (Remy), T.J. Miller (Augie)
Set in hell, Mila Kunis, Susan Sarandon, T.J. Miller and Danny McBride make up some of the cast of stop-motion animation adult comedy, Hell & Back.
I definitely smiled more than I laughed as I watched Hell & Back, which I think makes it a mildly entertaining to quite entertaining movie. This of course isn’t the ideal reaction, but I remain glad I made it to the end.
Hell & Back (2015), Bob Odenkirk (The Devil)
Directed by Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman, I enjoyed the voice work moments of funny dialogue. For example, words spoken by the character responsible for welcoming residents to Hell and administering torture.
Augie, the one that ‘looks like he only eats dough’ is cute in a perfectly adorably and cuddly way. There’s also a great joke about cat owners that I won’t spoil. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the devil, played by Bob Odenkirk is definitely my favourite character, thanks to his voice, his dialogue and his physicality when sporting his red ‘suit.’
Watch Hell & Back for a non-demanding stop-motion comedy, especially if you don’t mind plenty of expletives and adult dialogue.
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