Fun Size

There have been lots of these coming-of-age movies. Each one differs a little bit by the era in which it is produced. This one rated PG-13 has the feel of an after school special. Everyone has an image of their ideal life; however, it takes at night of Halloween hijinks for them to realize what they really want.

The film has many cute scenes. There is also potty humor. Innuendos and big chickens that explains where car hybrids come from. They threw in an asthmatic cat is a good addition to the mix.

I've seen better versions of this genre. However, this is well done. Yet there is nothing exceptional. So, get out your popcorn. Have a little fun. Then forget it. It is not worth rewatching.

Do not forget to kibitz now and then.

Fun Size- *1/2 (out of four): There are more laughs and more fun in an episode of "Victorious" than in this farce of a film, which would have fared better had it been released straight to DVD. It is crudely written, the teenage qualms seem entirely artificial and clichéd. There are some funny and even sweet moments in it, but the bad outweighs the good here. It tries to pay homage to older (and better) teen flicks of the '80s, but it falls far short, emerging as little more than a comedy full of gags and stereotypical characters. It might be enjoyable for a small minority of people, but I'm sure most will be quite bored by it. Definitely one to skip.

This is one of those predictable and unoriginal family movie. It doesn't try to be overly safe but it's pretty predictable. The nice guy liking a girl but the girl is into this so called cool guy. Well in this case some wannabe Johnny Depp dude. But it doesn't revolve around that scenario much instead it's a modern day journey for a night for the protagonist girl to find his lost trouble-making younger brother. And the main protagonist is the only somewhat rational one while everyone else is a bit wacko. Yeah, this is one of those movies. I liked how everything comes together though even if it's done in a predictable and unoriginal manner. Like how the nerdy guy finally gets the courage to fight for his love and etc. It's watchable but there is better movies when it comes to these types of genre. But I give it credit for trying to be a family friendly movie. And it's humorous although when it comes to those moments it's very few.

6/10

Pretty small audience when my husband and I saw this.

If you giggle hysterically over a teen girl deciding that maybe her Justice Ruth Ginsberg costume needs to be updated to a "sexy Justice Ginsberg", this movie is for you. We loved the nerdy humor.

If that joke, or the running one with an 8 year old deciding to be a one-armed Spidey (complete with bloody plastic severed arm) doesn't fill you with mirth, skip this film. We loved it.

Of course, we also loved Hudson Hawke, Howard the Duck, and The Stupids.

Happy Halloween!

Am I losing it? Why are there so many poor reviews for certain films I absolutely adore? Please tell me I'm not alone with this particular underrated Halloween gem!

Fun Size intriguingly plays like a Monkees TV show or a demented comic book, and not coincidentally, was partly produced by Nickelodeon. Hear this though: This isn't a kid's movie! But having said that, it has everything else a great "teen comedy" requires in order to entertain and enjoy.

Set in Cleveland, Fun Size focuses on the Halloween plans of a set of teenagers. The cast is so good it makes you want to cry. Add Chelsea Handler and Johnny Knoxville to the mix and Fun Size takes off on a ridiculously humorous flight path all its own. Even the extra young and insanely sociopathic Albert (Jackson Nicoll) manages to outstandingly provide a ton of humor, all without uttering a single word.

Of course there are darker, scarier, and just maybe, funnier Halloween movies to screen in October. But none of them will have a "humping chicken." No spoilers here. You'll just have to see for yourself!