Anyone who's been to middle school will be able to tell you that it's no piece of cake. The basic idea of KEEBLE was to show everyone's dream of actually getting revenge on all the obstacles of middle school, and that's actually a premise that can be done well, if it has a good writer. Unfortunately, the film had to be done by Disney, which means that the possibilities are at a limit, and that anyone who enjoys it the most will be little kids who "think" they know what middle school is like. Any elementary schooler who watches this movie will think they've got middle school planned out, but in a few years, they'll find that they had it all wrong.
Max Keeble is supposed to be your typical unpopular kid, who after finding out that he'll be moving in a week, decides to live his remaining time at middle school to the fullest. And to do that, Max is going to get sweet revenge. Now we all know that revenge is sweet, but not when it could get you expelled from school, or even arrested. Several of Max's revenge plots should leave him in prison, and since Disney would never let that happen, Max gets away with everything. In a very embarrassing eighty-six minutes, we are exposed to Max ensuing chaos in his classroom, breaking into the school at night, and joyriding on a bulldozer.
Another major problem with MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVE is its large amount of unrealistic characters. Troy McGinty, the school bully, gets away with harassing a student everyday. He even admits that he beats up kids to the school guidance counselor, and yet she does nothing. Dobbs, the school's money-maker (umm, what?) gets away with stealing money from kids. So it's bad if money is stolen at a bank, but no big deal if it's done at a middle school? That makes sense. Principal Jindraike and the Evil Ice Cream Man are both supposed to be mean, but we see them being so cruel that they really should be spending time.
My least favorite part of the movie would have to be the fact that the Keebles find out they're moving a week before it happens. This would never happen, as it's not that easy to find a home quickly. Even worse is that we hardly ever see them packing. Yeah, I may over analyze some things, but that is no reason for an error that large to be overlooked. This "comedy" hardly has any laughs in it, and when I found myself laughing, it was usually at how ridiculous some scenes were. Basically, the only thing this movie has going for it are some good actors. KEEBLE does not deserve any special treatment for being a kids' movie. That's no excuse.
Max Keeble is supposed to be your typical unpopular kid, who after finding out that he'll be moving in a week, decides to live his remaining time at middle school to the fullest. And to do that, Max is going to get sweet revenge. Now we all know that revenge is sweet, but not when it could get you expelled from school, or even arrested. Several of Max's revenge plots should leave him in prison, and since Disney would never let that happen, Max gets away with everything. In a very embarrassing eighty-six minutes, we are exposed to Max ensuing chaos in his classroom, breaking into the school at night, and joyriding on a bulldozer.
Another major problem with MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVE is its large amount of unrealistic characters. Troy McGinty, the school bully, gets away with harassing a student everyday. He even admits that he beats up kids to the school guidance counselor, and yet she does nothing. Dobbs, the school's money-maker (umm, what?) gets away with stealing money from kids. So it's bad if money is stolen at a bank, but no big deal if it's done at a middle school? That makes sense. Principal Jindraike and the Evil Ice Cream Man are both supposed to be mean, but we see them being so cruel that they really should be spending time.
My least favorite part of the movie would have to be the fact that the Keebles find out they're moving a week before it happens. This would never happen, as it's not that easy to find a home quickly. Even worse is that we hardly ever see them packing. Yeah, I may over analyze some things, but that is no reason for an error that large to be overlooked. This "comedy" hardly has any laughs in it, and when I found myself laughing, it was usually at how ridiculous some scenes were. Basically, the only thing this movie has going for it are some good actors. KEEBLE does not deserve any special treatment for being a kids' movie. That's no excuse.