An unexpected pleasure

Rating: 9/10 (18 October 2016)

I have not bothered to watch this movie until now as the premise looked indescribably stupid. To be kinder, I thought it was a kids movie and I wouldn't be able to wrap my mind around such characters.
Boy was I wrong. While the plot and character motivations bring nothing new to the table, it certainly is pure entertainment, with great pacing and the right mix of violence and humour. The movie just flows, the CGI is incredible and the characters are (mostly) original.
If used as an escapism session on a boring evening you couldn't to much better. I didn't even need a beer to help my mind slip into the story and enjoy the scope.
I'm glad my expectations were proved wrong on this one.