08-23-2018, 10:01 AM
Why do 1 body switch, when you can do 4? Snore
Okay, I don't know why I thought this film would rise above what I expected, but it didn't.
Who would have guessed, besides everyone over 10, that the teenagers would all transform into their polar opposites when they went into the game? The hot girl becomes the fat old man. The wimp becomes a giant. The football player becomes a shrimp. And the brainy girl becomes the hot girl.
It stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black. Don't ask me the girl's name because it didn't mean anything to me. Dwayne plays Dwayne. Kevin Hart is annoying. Black sort of pulls off his annoying hot girl inner self. And their is a Jonas brother floating around in there too. Hot tip: He can't act.
A lot of time is spent explaining how adventure games work and about quests. Bobby Cannavale as the bad guy is wasted since most of the time for him is spent glaring and yelling 'Get them' to his henchman.
There is CGI and explosions and fighting and traps and motorcycles armed with rocket launchers. It seems like there might a good film in there waiting to get out. But the story really kills it. And did I mention Kevin Hart is annoying.
At the end when they go back, they all have learned a valuable lesson.
My valuable lesson is not to watch the sequel.
Okay, I don't know why I thought this film would rise above what I expected, but it didn't.
Who would have guessed, besides everyone over 10, that the teenagers would all transform into their polar opposites when they went into the game? The hot girl becomes the fat old man. The wimp becomes a giant. The football player becomes a shrimp. And the brainy girl becomes the hot girl.
It stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black. Don't ask me the girl's name because it didn't mean anything to me. Dwayne plays Dwayne. Kevin Hart is annoying. Black sort of pulls off his annoying hot girl inner self. And their is a Jonas brother floating around in there too. Hot tip: He can't act.
A lot of time is spent explaining how adventure games work and about quests. Bobby Cannavale as the bad guy is wasted since most of the time for him is spent glaring and yelling 'Get them' to his henchman.
There is CGI and explosions and fighting and traps and motorcycles armed with rocket launchers. It seems like there might a good film in there waiting to get out. But the story really kills it. And did I mention Kevin Hart is annoying.
At the end when they go back, they all have learned a valuable lesson.
My valuable lesson is not to watch the sequel.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm