Reviews

Nothing new in this movie. It's like a random grabbing of bits and pieces from previous kids movies are put into this one, and then the theme of ducks is draped over the top of it.

Why they picked Mallards is odd. Mallards generally only migrate when based in frost areas, a concept the movie ignores and then right at the end they migrate to where migrate from; the complete opposite.

Then Hollywood being its usual PC self, they chose someone to voice a duck who has an India accent, when wild Mallards from India don't migrate anywhere near the USA. So where does it develop this accent from when none of the other characters have an accent from anywhere other than Jamaica?

I know; i know, it's a kids movie, but basic outliers still shouldn't be ignored to gratify the perpetually offended.

There are plot holes everywhere in this movie and some downright lazy flaws in the production that a n00b like me could see and shake my head.

There was the chase scene where Franco supposedly dies. Ruffalo, chasing Franco, reaches the street a few seconds after Franco speeds off in his car. The French chick arrives in the car and Ruffalo gets in and, while not moving, they decide to have a chat about him never leaving her behind. This chat lasted 30+ seconds yet in the next scene, she's caught up to Franco's car. Anyone who's driven a car at top speed knows that in 30+ secs, a speeding car is gone and lost.

That same car chase, the head on view has them speeding, but then they change to the helicopter view from side on and you can actually see them driving ridiculously slow. It is so obvious how slow they're going from that angle, I'm amazed they went with it because even a 8yo could see this production flaw.

Later in that same scene, the French chick hits the breaks hard to avoid a bus, causing them to nearly come to a stop, and yet the car still manages to not lose ground to Franco's car who doesn't break and is still supposed to be going top speed. Again, sloppy, poor production and editing.

As for the French chick, her role in this movie was pointless. Just there to add the typical Hollywood love story to it. She brings no revelations or surprises, nor would Interpol send a single agent to the USA.

The final magic performance, the crowd are all on a building top. They show it from the helicopter view from afar. Nice cinematography, until a little later in, when they reuse that exact same moving shot in reverse trying to disguise it as a new shot. Just lazy.

The plot is supposed to be full of surprises, but you could see everything coming a mile away.

The childish cliches only makes things worse too. The ultra dumb and dopey FBI made it feel like it was supposed to be a kids movie.

I must admit, I was fooled by the ratings and cast. How in the world did this get 7 stars? There must be a lot of cheese connoisseur who watched this because anyone who enjoys a movie with a good plot, without copious plot holes, along with character development and a meticulous production team who rid the movie of sloppy directing flaws wouldn't be rating this movie high.

One of those unnecessary episodes where they overdo the sentiment and feel good moments for no rhyme or reason whatsoever. The Chase and Cameron plot was the worst. Completely Hollywood-ised insufferable nonsense. The fact the Cuddy never speaks to any law enforcements and was the only one seen searching for the baby, again nonsense. A head of medicine would be receiving continual reports from all over the hospital, not looking for the baby, and having her being the only one capable of thinking to look in a laundry hamper... c'mon. House showing his hidden deep, caring side; save it for the woman's march. Taub and Foreman beating each other up while high and yet they walk away with not one mark on them that raises questions?

All this in a hospital that's in lockdown and yet all the main character bar 13 and Wilson are alone and out of security camera's sights....

These are the episodes that give Hollywood a bad name. Tacky sentimental rubbish.