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4/10
Ruined by the predictability
24 June 2017
Another family movie, that tries to be a kid "Indiana Jones". It starts out with a really strange pace, that pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the movie, along with EVERY Cliché EVER TO BE IN A FAMILY MOVIE. Dead grandparent leaves map behind, Kid gets picked on by annoying bullies who play video games. It's all there. The clichés are definitely the main issue in the movie. By half way even the 6yr old was guessing what would happen next and was (no surprise) correct. This led to an extremely boring and predictable film. The only plot twist is at the literal VERY END. But it doesn't even really make sense, a lot like the entire movie.

The only goodish part is the writing, which can be clever at times, but the acting seriously lets it down.
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5/10
Interesting...but pretty average
21 February 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I went to see this with a group of people from my neighbor hood and walking out my thought was..."I wouldn't see that again" That was because I wouldn't. There is interesting story about racism in the 60s, gender equality and Math stuff. If that's what you are interested in, go see it but other than that there's not much.

A problem is it won't keep you hooked. There is next to NO creative cinematography (though there was a neat filter trick that gave a real 60s feel to one scene). But the biggest issue is that it feels like it was actually a really short film, with about 20 minutes of pointless cut thrown in. (Potential SPOILER)-There are literally 5 scenes of her running to the toilet even though it doesn't really add up to much. A scene makes song and dance over a shoe getting caught in a vent, even though it only got a little giggle and added 5 min to the run time.

Aside from the negative, the idea IS good and there were one or two moments where the whole cinema burst out laughing and scenes that did have emotion and I just wish there was more of that.
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