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Despicable Me 4 (2024)
A very weak entry in a series on a downward slope.
The plot is all over the place. The main villain is underused and overshadowed by a completely uninteresting middle section.
The voice acting is weaker than other entries, and even the minions aren't featured heavily. Gru's jokes are very situational and awkward. I took my 2 children with me, and if it wasn't for the sugar rush of the pick'n'mix, they would have surely fallen asleep.
The themes felt strange. Usually in a film like this, there's jokes that play well with children, and also sprinkles of secret jokes just for the adults. All the jokes in this felt like they weren't funny enough for the kids or the adults. I found myself asking "Who is this written for?"
All in all, a badly written, badly planned disaster.
The Catch (2023)
Not bad, not great.
The acting is sub-par. Characters do unrealistic things when faced with realistic situaitons. The setting is pleasant and the drone camera work makes the coast look beautiful. It doesn't make fishing look very desirable as a career, but I guess that's just the state of the world today.
There's nothing new here at all. Very predictable, the wife and I guessed the twist in episode 1. They gave away too many clues so the big reveal wasn't a surprise at all. You'll get more twists and turns in an episode of midsummer murders and that's the length of just one of these episodes. Save yourself the time.