Here is a good reason why unless they're by Disney, Pixar or Studio Ghibli, we should just be very careful when we watch animated movies. This is Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending and garden gnomes. A delightfully bonkers idea with a great cast, so what could go wrong? A lot. The animated version of Movie 43, a whole bunch of talented likable actors (Including Maggie Smith and James McAvoy) are all embarrassed and wasted in this awful animated movie that'll have Shakespeare turning in his grave. With colourful animation and some clever moments, as well as a nice tone, this will keep the kids happy but accompanying adults will probably hate it. I'm not its target audience, but even its target audience may not like it.
The script is flat, with a series of awful jokes and instead of parodying Romeo and Juliet it repeatedly serves up tedious gnome gags and dull montages. The action sequences are boring, and the film is devoid of the eccentricity and invention suggested by its title. It's also derivative and like many modern animated movies, it just doesn't really do anything Disney didn't already do long before. While it virtually ignores the play of Romeo and Juliet, occasionally lines pop up that parody lines from the play, making an already tedious film even more excruciating. Overall, you may like it as it's just my opinion and I saw it a while back, but don't get your hopes up.
3/10
The script is flat, with a series of awful jokes and instead of parodying Romeo and Juliet it repeatedly serves up tedious gnome gags and dull montages. The action sequences are boring, and the film is devoid of the eccentricity and invention suggested by its title. It's also derivative and like many modern animated movies, it just doesn't really do anything Disney didn't already do long before. While it virtually ignores the play of Romeo and Juliet, occasionally lines pop up that parody lines from the play, making an already tedious film even more excruciating. Overall, you may like it as it's just my opinion and I saw it a while back, but don't get your hopes up.
3/10