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The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021)

2021 | Adventure | Animation | Comedy

113 mins

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.

Produced by	Sony Pictures Animation
Director	Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe
Writer	Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe
Cast	Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride and Maya Rudolph

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Rebecca Billcliff (2409 KP) rated

May 28, 2021

The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021)

2021 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy

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8.9

(15 Ratings)

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The animation is lovely (0 more)

Just Wounderfull

It is so nice to see a different style of animation. This seems like it was sketched out then rendered in 3D. The textures are rich and the design had a bit of a Coudy With a Chancenof Meatballs vibe. The addition of animations from the lead characters imagination is used to great effect.
That is all just the looks, we also get a wonderful look at family dynamics, a reminder that no one is perfect, and not to judge yourself by some high standards.
Warm, funny and visual stunning, it is a beautifull film inside and out, and well worth a watch.

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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated

Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 2, 2021)

The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021)

2021 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy

8

8.9

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The Mitchells Vs The Machines is such a delightfully family fun movie, there is something in there for all ages, I loved that subtle things were put in for the adults watching to laugh as much as the kids watching...

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BeardyJim (611 KP) rated

Oct 27, 2021

The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021)

2021 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy

9

8.9

(15 Ratings)

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Very funny (2 more)

Great voice work

Story has something for everyone

Really enjoyed this!

I did tut a little when my wife put this on for my daughter, but I was honestly surprised... I ended up really enjoying it, and there were loads of parts I ended up laughing gleefully at.
The story has something that'll hit home for everyone, and makes it all the easier to love.
Even if you don't have young kids, this is definitely worth a watch.

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Andrew Koltuniuk (767 KP) rated

Sep 11, 2021

The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021)

2021 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy

8

8.9

(15 Ratings)

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What an absolute blast. Similar to Into the Spiderverse, Sony took this and absolutely ran. They really dug into the message of this story and I approve wholeheartedly.

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated

Aug 11, 2021

The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021)

2021 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy

10

8.9

(15 Ratings)

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I was originally going to post a round up of films I'd seen a just give a quick overview of my thoughts. But as I started writing, this review got longer and longer as I realised that it was okay for me to bore you with me frothing at the mouth with excitement.

Having seen the Connected trailer, as it was previously called, I knew I wanted to see it, and I was fairly certain I was going to enjoy it. It looked funny with some great characters and a nice bit of family drama thrown in. I don't think I was really prepared for how much I was going to enjoy it though.

In a last ditch attempt to spend time with his daughter before she heads off to college, Rick cancels her travel plans in favour of a family road trip. The tensions run high in the car, but that's nothing compared with the robopocalypse that's about to erupt around them... and if the pressure of family bonding wasn't enough, just wait until you're humanities last hope.

The idea behind The Mitchells vs the Machines is really quite nice. Being constantly connected to their devices has meant the divide between tech-phobic dad and digital creative daughter is growing by the day, and all she wants to do is get away. It does make you think about the way you interact with devices, and how reliant on them we've become... but we're not quite at the robot uprising so far... just keep an eye on Alexa.

The Mitchell family voice cast worked great together. I adore Maya Rudolph, and combined with just the right amount of dad from Danny McBride, they made a well balanced parental unit. And Katie (voiced by Abbi Jacobson, who also voices Bean in Disenchantment) was the perfect balance of stubborn teen and living sister.

Of course the obvious MVP of the film is Monchi the dog, voiced by Doug the pug. I will hear no arguments on this point... admittedly, mum does make a last minute surge for the top spot, but Monchi was consistent throughout.

Sony have managed to create a very amusing apocalyptic world. The robot army is great, and the personalities they display are so amusing, but even the other machines within the film have wonderful quirky little characters. The design in the world is magnificent, and well thought out, particularly when we get to the climax of the film.

I genuinely don't have a bad word to say about this film, it was action packed with something for everyone. There's speculation about a second film I believe, but I hope that doesn't develop into anything. Mitchells vs the Machines was a great standalone film, and there's no real follow up potential as it is. Take the win, pick up another idea and run with it.

Originally posted on: https://emmaatthemovies.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-mitchells-vs-machines-movie-review.html

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Bob Mann (459 KP) rated

May 16, 2021

The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021)

2021 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy

10

8.9

(15 Ratings)

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Brilliantly original animation (1 more)

Fantastic laugh-out-loud gags throughout, many with a movie nerd bias

Dog-Pig-Dog-Pig-Loaf of Bread… KERBOOM!

Katie Mitchell (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) dreams of being a great film director (joining her icons on her version of Mount Rushmore!). She's about to travel to a west-coast film college when her dad Rick (Danny Mcbride) decides to cancel her air ticket and try to re-engage with her through one last epic road trip. Together with wife Linda (Maya Rudolph), dinosaur-mad son Aaron (director Michael Rianda) and cross-eyed pug Monchi (Doug the Pug!) they set off on their journey.

But the world is set to change forever, as sentient operating system PAL (Olivia Colman) and her army of robots take over the world and prepare to launch human-kind into deep dark space. The Mitchell's, as the world's unlikeliest Avengers, appear to be the only ones available to prevent the evil plan!

Positives:
- In my review of the lamentable "Thunder Force", I commented that it failed my "six laughs test" for a comedy. I only laughed 3 times in the whole film. In contrast, this movie hammered home guffaw-generating lines and scenes about six times a minute! It's hilarious. It's one of those films (like the best Pixar ones) with so much hidden detail buried in every shot. You could watch it a dozen times and still find new hidden gags.
- This is a movie that is the perfect family film. A film that kids will love for the knockabout comedy and a film that adults will also fall in love with. This comes from three different angles:
   -- Excellent character development of the whole family. Katie feels like a fully rounded stroppy teen: she seems to be struggling with her identity (lesbian? - "It took me a while to figure myself out"); and she is struggling towards her personal goals despite the well-intentioned but destructive doubts that her rough-and-ready father keeps sowing. This feels like a journey that the family is on towards enlightenment, before it's too late.
   -- This is also a film with considerable emotional heft. It channels at times some of the best elements of the Toy Story films (most notably "Toy Story 3" with Andy's departure for college). (Any parents who have never experienced that joyous yet dreadful day when you drive your chicks to university or college for the first time: brace yourselves!)
   -- It's a dream for film fans. Like "Ready Player One", it's populated with lots of fun movie easter-eggs scattered throughout. Katie's 'Mount Rushmore' by the way has Greta Gerwig, Céline Sciamma (from "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"), Lynne Ramsey and Hal Ashby as her directorial inspirations.

- And finally, it's a film for adults appreciative of some truly great satirical one-liners, including some razor-sharp zingers at 'big tech'. For example:
"It's almost like stealing people's data and giving it to a hyper-intelligent AI as part of an unregulated tech monopoly was a bad thing"

Negatives:
- My only minor criticism - and its a debatable one - might be the running time of 113 minutes. It might be a little too long for younger kids' attention spans. A 90 minute, more condensed, movie might have ticked the 'perfection' box.

Summary Thoughts: I don't normally "go" for animated films much. But this one is a different breed. An instant classic. It knocks you round the chops and forces your respect by being like no animated feature you've seen before. Witty, irreverent, gloriously entertaining it's a no-brainer that this gets 5-stars from me.

I said in my review of "Nomadland" that although that wasn't a 5* film for me, I could see why its brave and different slant at film-making earned it the Best Film Oscar. Well, almost regardless of what epically beautiful production Pixar might bring out before the end of the year, if the Academy doesn't vote this Best Animated Feature at next year's Oscars, then some sort of crime might have been committed.

(For the full graphical review, please check out the One Mann's Movies review here - https://bob-the-movie-man.com/2021/05/16/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-dog-pig-dog-pig-loaf-of-bread-kerboom/. Thanks.)

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