The Fuzzi Movie

**"Now, let me tell all of you how bad this movie is.... it was a very. very, *very* bad film I have to say something about this film: it's by no doubts.... THE WORST.... MOVIE.... EVER!!!!"**

**-Chris Stuckmann**

*The Fuzzi Movie* is a 2018 computer animated comedy film released by Columbia Pictures and produced by Ankora Films. It was directed by Tony Leondis, written by Leondis, Eric Siegel, and Matt White, and produced by Michelle Raimo. The film was released to theaters March 16, 2018 and despite being a box office hit, it was lambasted by critics and audiences worldwide. As of 2021, the film holds a 6% on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Why It's Awful

1. The basic concept of having a movie based on well, fuzzis, has already been done several times and feels unnecessary for 2018 standards, as by that year fuzzis were already outdated.
2. The film is nothing but a 88-minute long commercial overloaded with board games & random media sites like *Jenga,* *Connect Four, Simon Swipe, UNO, Guitar Hero, Pandora, Super Mario Bros, Monopoly, Netflix, YouTube, Facebook,* and *Dropbox.* The film tries to leech off today's culture since it's also full of obnoxious (and blatant) dated pop culture references, as one can see the Gangnam Style music video on the YouTube scene and hear "Watch Me" by Silento playing in the background for the Pandora scene. Also, the juxtaposition of board games & random media (whether it be social media, online gaming, or other media) is incredibly bizzare.
3. The premise makes no sense and fools the audience about Lene's abnormality issues.
4. Most of the characters are either unlikable or bland: Lene is an unlikable protagonist who didn't get punished by his actions and Fuzz & The Clams come off as annoying (which is flanderization since in *The First Fuzzi Movie,* they were at least tolerable), Ms. Phone is the stale-as-bread love interest (despite her being one of the few good characters in this film), Paperman is a lame and mediocre villain who only curses the Fuzzis but doesn't harm them somehow, the Boogers are unnecessary, and the other Fuzzis are just indifferent and come as "damsels in distress" in the third act, but for no reason.
5. The romance between Lene & Ms. Phone feels rather forced, bland, and generic.
6. Lame puns like "fuzz yourself" and "don't booger me, my son", both of them being laughable.
7. Excruciating dialogue, like Fuzz's infamous "I'm not a fat ball!" and Paperman's "just *blow up* the phone lady already!"
8. The climax scene is pointless: Lene does nothing to stop Paperman and gets rewarded despite his laziness and later... the fuzzis' world is about to get deleted and suddenly, everyone panics. Armand tries to help by fixing the controller, but Lene tells him to stop and the fuzzis stop panicking after things got back to normal thanks to Lene repeatedly saying the word "stop". *He could've helped Armand in the first place instead of saying "stop!"*
9. Very poor attempts at comedy that come out as either unfunny, disgusting, immature, or just downright terrible: such as the scene where Fuzz eats Jenga blocks while Lene is talking to Armand and when UNO SpongeBob comes to the royal Deck of Cards **with underwear,** making this scene absolutely ridiculous and cringe-worthy. Another example would be the Boogers *puking at the bathroom for no reason.* There's also this insultingly tasteless "fish" joke that repeats itself *throughout the whole entire film!* Some of the jokes suffer from being on-the-nose, with one scene having an avocado bowl fuzzi holding three chip fuzzis on its head- resembling guacamole. Probably the most unfunny humor hinges around the other characters, as Meh states, "You know what, man? You make me go *really* mad..." and makes an tired face rather than a angry one.
10. Some inappropriate moments in **a kids' film,** such as Booger blurting out every time "what the fuzz" as an alternative to the swear word and scenes where Fuzz twerks; there's even lame **LGBT** references, especially the ending. The scene where Paperman attempts to blow up Ms. Phone is an obvious example of ***sexual exploitation*** (and, seriously, we're not joking about this)***.*** The film also suffers from scummy inneundos, such as one scene in the beginning where the Two Hands resemble a bull and poop, which literally means "bullsh\*t" and another scene depicting a group of shrimps... *eating each other?*
11. **False advertising:** Supposedly the trailers pointed out that the movie was about "the secret world inside your tablet" although the film **doesn't actually take you inside the tablet,** coming off as an even more cynical cashgrab than *The Emoji Movie.*
12. The film lacks emotional depth as Lene gets angry at Mr. Stapler for no reason, he doesn't really apologize him and the Fuzzis at all. Lene doesn't even show mercy to them after supposedly saving them from the Iron Shark. Dosen't help that Fuzz shows no mercy to them either, as he's already been arrogant and self-centered by the time he's introduced in the film.
13. Lazy, childish writing that's predictable. The main character comes off as an outcast and then gets appreciated by his friends, and they all dance at the end (like in most animated films), even though the main character did **nothing** at all.
14. Shockingly mediocre voice acting, despite a talented voice cast. The characters come off as bored and seem like they don't want this movie to exist. Patrick Stewart is severely miscast as Booger and later said it was a joke.
15. This film is a shameless rip-off of *The Actors Movie, The Colored Brothers Movie,* *Lego,* and even **its predecessor**, as well as other animated films like *Mr. Robot* and *Meet The Starlings.*
16. Sluggish, atrocious slow pacing that even kids would get bored watching this film, since the movie has scenes that are either too fast-paced or slow-paced, like for example, the climax scene was quick and the so-called "gaming app-venture" pads down the film's runtime. Also, if Lene & Fuzz needed to reach the Great White Cloud, then *why* did they have to hang around the gaming apps? This was just meant to well, pad out the film.
17. The film actually *contradicts* the theme of "being yourself" that the film's trying to give, as we know by the third act that Lene is actually *normal* and he even says his abnormality issues were a joke! Besides that, the film has several awful messages like "being rewarded even though you've done nothing to help" and that "boredom can lift up your self-esteem". So, *what's the whole point of this film anyways?*
18. The other non-Lene characters have flat characterization, since they don't act as "normal" as they should throughout the film.
19. Several inconsistencies in the film: why, when, and how did Ms. Phone get kidnapped? Why does Lene have abnormality issues? Why does Paperman want to destroy Fuzziopolis and Ms. Phone? Why do Lene & Fuzz play games instead of going to the Great White Cloud? etc.
20. The film forgets about Ms. Phone's subplot and focuses on Lene & Fuzz, undermining the film's plot.
21. The trailers were terribly funny it's no wonder this became a box office hit, especially compared to *Dorm And The Invincibles;* and the posters for the film are somewhat horrible and laughable to look at.
22. The film also suffers from lots of cliches, as it has the "main character who's different from the others" cliche, the "comic relief sidekick" cliche, the "damsel in distress" cliche (as mentioned above), the "misunderstanding" cliche, the "show-off character" cliche, the "liar revealed" cliche, and several others.
23. This movie was unnecessary, since *The First Fuzzi Movie* already explored media-related worlds that weren't meant for advertising, and this film seems more like a rehash of that film, except that it focuses on board games and mobile gaming (and speaking of mobile games, there's **none** in the film but Hasbro-related apps). The film can't also decide if it's a direct sequel or remake of the aforementioned film.
24. A few anachronisms: at the *Super Mario Bros.* scene, the Iron Shark somehow replaces Bowser (the game's real antagonist) as the "boss" of the game (and we all know how Shigeru Miyamoto would feel if he sees this movie); and also one scene where the Pepsi logo from 1992 appears in one of the vending machines.

## Redeeming Qualities

1. The animation (despite a few weird movements) is nice, like most other Ankora films; the worldbuliding for Fuzziopolis is actually decent to look at despite the blatant product placement.
2. Armand is the best character in this film. A few other characters, like Mr. Scattergories & Ms. Phone, are at least tolerable.
3. A few jokes actually worked: one is when an elderly couple of fuzzis (one's a honey jar and the other's a cup) spill some tea by accident and the cup says "my bad, honey" and the Columbia Pictures opening logo with a fuzzi.
4. Great soundtrack, especially "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys and "I Can Feel It" by Jake made exclusively for this film.
5. Depending on your opinion, this was an improvement over *The Red Fluff.*
6. Decent cinematography.
7. The scene where Armand & Ms. Phone have a conversation in Pinterest is very emotional, as it resembles a couple going through problems. Ironically, this film could've been better if the film focuses on them, not Lene.

## Reception

### Critical response

*The Fuzzi Movie* got lambasted by critics and audiences for its plot, characters, voice acting, humor, false advertising, and most of all its LGBT references. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 6% approval rating; and on Metacritic, the film has a score of 11 out of 100, becoming the lowest-rated Marcanese animated film on the site. Many people consider it to be one of the worst animated films of all time (and some even say it's the absolute worst).