Not very clever, a bit cliché, but great visuals

Rating: 7/10 (20 October 2011)

I enjoyed this but I felt like it was definitely more for kids. The jokes weren't particularly witty or funny and were a bit overplayed; I didn't really feel any empathy for the main character, who was really. bizarre. Some critics say there were some jokes that adults only got, like the 'Lehman' reference as 'bank of evil' (um... not even funny). One thing they do get right is how annoying kids can be (pucker-face, not brushing teeth before bedtime, toilet pictures, sarcastic remarks... ha).
Very cliché, so much so I had to cover my eyes at the lines these guys make.
I felt like the visuals were very good; the kids' faces were very cute, the giant shark was hilarious, and the roller-coaster ride made me wonder how great this would be in 3D--I watched it in 2D and thought it was great already.