Alright this one was different. A semi interesting plot but the writing seemed like it could use more rewrites. There was too much circumstantial situations for my taste. I kinda hated how much bad luck was brought on to the protagonists.
Technicals were okay at times but stiff more frequently. The editing could have been paced better, but in my opinion, it was the movie's strongest element. The cinematography has some okay shots but nothing worth praising. The visual effects were pretty decent for a film like this. I struggled the most with the dialogue sound and continuity issues. It was clear there was effort put into this movie in more parts than others as some dialogue sounded like it had a noise removal filter, and I question why they did not resort to ADR. There were takes of unwanted cars driving by in reflections and backgrounds that stood out in the edit, and looked like the area was not that busy to settle for shots like this.
The acting wasn't great, but some of the delivery and performances weren't terrible. I attribute a lot of this back to the writing perhaps. One cool little Easter egg I noticed, and it may not have been intentional: Honey is the name actress who plays antagonist, who shrinks kids in the movie (not a spoiler based on trailer); a reference to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. The cat clock in the movie was the same one from the 1989 film too.
