Michael's Movie Grade: C+
Review: While this film is faulted and I will never consider it a classic, I still found lot to enjoy here. If you want to see a great movie, then this may not be for you, but if you just want to have a fun time at the movies then I recommend it.
The humor in this movie is hit and miss, but when it hits it is quite good. There are some clever self aware jokes, as well as some well timed slapstick. In fact with the slapstick that works, the laughs coming from the timing rather than the jokes. However on the other hand there is some humor like with a very noisy rooster. This is not funny but instead pretty funny. More of the miss jokes though left almost no impression good or bad on me.
The characters are also a bit of a mixed bag. Peter himself ranges from likable to kind of annoying. However even when he is likable, I never became as emotionally attached to him as the movie wanted me to. This made some of the story's emotional scenes fall a little flat for me. His cousin is rather bland and there is not much to talk about with him. Bea is likable but there is little that is very memorable about her. Tom McGregor is actually quite a good character. He is threating but somewhat sympathetic. There are times when I almost feel we are supposed to root for him instead of Peter. Domhnall Gleeson's performance of this character is also quite good. He is giving his all to this comedic role. Two of Peter's sisters are quite bland and there is nothing really memorable about them. However Peter's other sister, Cotton-Tail is the best thing about this movie. She is very likable and very funny. Pretty much joke that comes from her mouth made me laugh. Honestly I can see myself recommending someone see this movie just for her. While I enjoyed this movie, she is still a character who was actually better than the movie she was in.
One annoyance with this movie was the use of various pop songs. Some of them feel completely out of place with the action on the screen. It feels like the only reason these songs are here is because they are popular. In fact there where even times where a pop song was at a point in the movie that made no sense, when there were other moments they would fit in better.
This is by no means a classic or something that anyone must see (except for Cotton-tail), but for a fun time at the movies it is a nice watch.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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