Movie Review: Elli and Her Monster Team

 

Michael's Movie Grade: C+

A charming but mostly forgettable animated kids movie. 

This movie tells the story of a friendly ghost, who teams up with a group of monsters to help stop a machine that was created to rid the world of ghosts and monsters. There is little to nothing about this movie's storyline that you haven't seen before. In fact, this movie starts with our friendly ghost hero being taught how to scare people by her uncle but not wanting to do it because it wouldn't be nice (similar to a series of cartoons about another friendly ghost). As the movie goes on, its influences are still quite obvious. For a movie with such a familiar storyline, its main problem is simply that everything about it is pleasant but not exceptional. This makes it an enjoyable trip to the movies but one you will forget about not too long afterwards. There is not one thing about this whole film that is truly bad. The characters are likable, the look and animation are fine, the jokes may not make you laugh out loud, but they will make you smile and the movie moves at a fast pace. But it doesn't do anything great enough to stand above any similar movies to not simply get lost in the plethora of animated Halloween type family films. 

I definitely enjoyed watching this film but I also know that I will probably forget about it in not too long.