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Phillip McSween (751 KP) rated Smallfoot (2018) in Movies

Jan 8, 2019

Smallfoot (2018)

2018 | Animation, Comedy, Family

7.3

(20 Ratings)

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Surprisingly Awesome

A yeti freaks out his entire community when he sees a mythical “smallfoot” (human) for the first time. Since no one believes him, he decides to go on a journey to prove that they are real.

Acting: 10
Solid cast all around. Channing Tatum is the lead yeti Migo and his voice matches the over-the-top innocence of his character. His father Dorgle is voiced by Danny DeVito who I thought delivered the best performance. You can feel that he loves his son and wants to protect him because he wants the best for him. DeVito is heartfelt and feels like a true dad.

Beginning: 3
The beginning had me wondering what the heck I had gotten myself into. It starts off extremely slow and I can’t help but think there might have been a better way to introduce the yeti and their community. There is much to love once the film progresses, however.

Characters: 10

Cinematography/Visuals: 8

Conflict: 8

Genre: 7

Memorability: 10
Smallfoot is pretty hilarious at times. The visuals are strong (watch this baby in 4K), especially when you’re looking at the lighting inside the caves and the beautiful sunrises. Perhaps the most memorable aspect of this movie, though, is its strong message. It revolves around finding truth and seeking peace. I love it when animated films give you something to think about.

Pace: 5

Plot: 10

Resolution: 10

Overall: 8
1A great family film that does more than just entertain; it teaches us something. With beautiful visuals and a powerful message, Smallfoot was definitely a pleasant surprise in 2018.

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Jessica - Where the Book Ends (15 KP) rated Watch Me Walk Away (Walking, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Watch Me Walk Away, is one fabulous love story. It's the story of Lisa and Bobby, two people who fell in love during high school only to be separated by war, and united once again.

Bobby ruined Lisa when he broke her heart and left to go fight in the war. Lisa never stopped loving Bobby, and was just left to pick up the pieces of her life. Lisa has finally moved on to Stuart and now Bobby's back and doing better than ever. Will Bobby win back Lisa's heart or will he watch her walk away with Stuart?

The story was easy to get into and easy to love. Lisa and Bobby were great characters, and Jill Prand brought them to life for me with her wonderful storytelling. I felt bad to Lisa when her heart was breaking (we've all been there right?), and I was rooting for Bobby when he came back into her life. I felt like the character's own personal cheering squad. Brad (Lisa & Bobby's high school friend), is a great character and one I could relate to all too well. Brad is in love with Lisa and they are harboring a dark secret, one that hopefully Bobby never finds out about.

I pretty much devoured this book! It took me 2 days to read, and I wish I had more story to read. I would love to see more of Brad in the future, and it would be awesome if he had a spin-off book of his own. I think he is a character that needs to have his story told. I can't wait for the sequel!

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Tim McGuire (301 KP) rated Blood Father (2016) in Movies

Apr 20, 2020

Blood Father (2016)

2016 | Action, Mystery

7.3

(11 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Mel Unleashed

418. Blood Father. I had the feeling the whole time that this easily could have been the script for the last Rambo flick, Sly said no, Mel just got off house arrest so, it worked out. In this, I think Mel is playing a version of himself, and just went with it. Link is an ex-con recovering alcoholic that gets a call from his missing daughter, like legit missing, reward money type missing, anyways, she just called to let her know that she just killed her Mexican mobster boyfriend, and she's on the run and needs help. So Link goes and picks up Lydia and brings her back to his home/tattoo parlor. But wouldn't you know it, those mobsters find out where she went, and show up in a pretty amusing gunfight, each time Link pulls the trigger he announces out loud the criminal charge he is now going to face. Escape they do, on the run they must go. Once at a motel, obviously terrified that a criminal organization wants her and her father dead, she still has time to be a teenage girl and come flirt with the checkout guy, and that's when she sees the TV, the law is now looking for them as well. So go deeper into hiding they must, she dyes her hair blonde, Link shaves his pretty awesome beard to look like Mel's very real mugshot, and off they go again. Will the mobsters catch up? Of course they will or there'd be no point! It's definitely not great, but still fun to watch. Filmbufftim on FB!