Shrug

Rating: 5/10 (15 May 2010)

I was dragged to this by the child in my life and was both entranced and bored.
Entranced by the special effects and the animation.
Bored by the insulting-even-to-5-year-olds script.
At my age, I've seen and heard this awful dialogue since I was 5 in many, many movies, plays and books and it goes like this: Your parents will hate you but go against the old daddy-plan-for-your-life anyway. Even though Daddy could be reported to a child protection agency for telling you "you are not my son".
Ignore all the bullies and people who condemn you for wanting to be different.
If you do all of that, the girl will finally see you are magnificent and forget her own career path so she can cater to yours.
All the bullies will make room at the table for you and cheer you on.
And best of all Daddy now repents and tells you he loves you.
The worst effect of this dreck, to my mind, is that it simplifies life down to a pat little sentence for the children who go to it in droves.
Rebel and the whole world will come around to your way of thinking, daddy included.
If only it were so.
5 out of 10