Considering it's been 5 years since this came out, I'm not even remotely surprised at this point. We live in a world where a big corporation like Disney makes terrible/bland live action remakes, pushing agendas as an excuse to make a quick buck instead of making original content that's heartwarming, and declining in quality ever since the pandemic. You guys are probably asking, "What does that have to do with the movie?". Well, needless to say that Disney has been losing creativity over the years and this is a perfect example of that.
Sorry for being a little negative right now during the month of Thanksgiving. It's just that ever since I've watched this movie on Netflix years ago, I became baffled. This could've had so much potential to be a good adaptation of a really good book that many people grew up with and yet it fails in every aspect. I know many people didn't like the 2003 TV movie adaptation, but at the very least it tried to acknowledge it.
It's like the executives of this movie decided to butcher the book in favor of spectacle (which doesn't look that appealing to be honest). The pacing is dull, the music score from Ramin Djawadi (composer of Game of Thrones) is so generic, the CGI effects are lifeless, and the characters come across as depressing than charming.
Which is a shame because Storm Reid and Chris Pine are the only good things in this movie since they tried to put some effort into their roles, but even those weren't enough to save the movie. So, yeah, those who are seeking for any good Disney movie should avoid this.
Sorry for being a little negative right now during the month of Thanksgiving. It's just that ever since I've watched this movie on Netflix years ago, I became baffled. This could've had so much potential to be a good adaptation of a really good book that many people grew up with and yet it fails in every aspect. I know many people didn't like the 2003 TV movie adaptation, but at the very least it tried to acknowledge it.
It's like the executives of this movie decided to butcher the book in favor of spectacle (which doesn't look that appealing to be honest). The pacing is dull, the music score from Ramin Djawadi (composer of Game of Thrones) is so generic, the CGI effects are lifeless, and the characters come across as depressing than charming.
Which is a shame because Storm Reid and Chris Pine are the only good things in this movie since they tried to put some effort into their roles, but even those weren't enough to save the movie. So, yeah, those who are seeking for any good Disney movie should avoid this.