My Simpsons Review

Rating: 9/10 (25 July 2007)

The Simpsons Movie has been in production for the last 17 years and I have been a huge fan of the show for many of them, IE: the ones I was alive. And I had been readily excited since the movie was announced last year, however as I entered the cinema I was still haunted by nagging doubts that they couldn't pull this off. The last time I had felt that was before The Da Vinci Code, and we all know how that turned out.
Ninety minutes later I left the cinema thinking to myself 'Bloody hell, they did it!,' my fears over a sustainable plot cast aside - if anything MORE time was needed expanding on things, especially Lisa's subplot which is very underused - and my fears that after nearly two decades of show all the good jokes had been taken. However, I felt the majority of them fresh and funny, particularly the visual gags: IE: American Idiot - Funeral Version.
There are of course disappointments, the amount of supporting characters reduced to non-speaking roles is large but expected - They cut Sideshow Bob!. And things are wrapped up a little too quickly, especially after the mass destruction over the course of the film. Also, while this isn't necessary a fault for me there are some moments darker than I was expecting - IE: the attempt at executing the Simpson's - so it is PG-13/PG for a reason.
Overall a very fine attempt at a movie, showing that there is still plenty of life left in the world's favourite American family. With some very tasteful nudity to boot!