Any sense of wonder was more cerebral than heartfelt\u2026which was okay by us. However, it didn\u2019t really seem like a \u201cfun for the whole family\u201d movie. The joys were too abstract for children and too childish for adults. We found it interesting but not great and in many places just too contrived. The bits of the Scorcese documentary on film, which the Alamo was running as a prelude, interested both of us more. Both of us preferred the scenes of Georges M\u00e9li\u00e8s making film. That\u2019s the real feast for the imagination.<\/p>\n
Also, I detest characters such as Sasha Cohen\u2019s\u2013the one-dimensional evil which exists only as a convenient roadblock to the course of the story. This is such lazy writing and it bothers me especially in movies targeted toward children because it talks down to them. I hated it in Disney films when I was a child and I hate it now.<\/p>\n
Lukewarm recommendation. Good set design. Wrong story focus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Any sense of wonder was more cerebral than heartfelt <\/p>\n