Save your Money

Rating: 1/10 (4 October 2004)

This is probably one of the worst movies of 2004. I gave it a the lowest rating because it was very painful to watch. It was slow, boring, stupid, and, most importantly, NOT FUNNY. I love kids movies - I can watch all kinds of ridiculous kid stuff so I can't say I didn't like it "because it was for kids." The children in my theater were not entertained in the slightest. The five-year-old next to me was ready to leave about 20 minutes into the movie, and there were babies crying galore from sheer boredom. Finding Nemo this is not! Next to me were also a group of preteens who squealed "NO THEY DIDN'T!"(directed at the makers of the film I assume) at the end of the movie because the ending is so dumb. There are plenty of "Godfather" references that I'm sure anyone that likes comedy will have seen the jokes done before (and better). Most importantly, Will Smith is no comedian. When he sings "Can't Touch This" I can't help but think: no kid is going to get that reference, and the adults are going to think it's just plain stupid...isn't that song a little dated? And that's the thing - all the jokes are dated. The romance in the story falls totally flat, and not even the bright animation looks very well done.
If you have kids, pop in a DVD and save your money.