TJHa-1

First off I loved the original movie. It was a cheesy fun kids movie and featured some really fun set pieces.

This sequel my expectations were low and yes I could guess every story arc and plot device going. Yes the film is rather lazy but I've seen so many movies that are worse.

For starters this was always going to be a standard sequel where it crashes in on the original but doesnt come close.

The main negatives from my side besides an original idea is that what made the first film good was the looney toons characters played a main part in the story, this film suffers a lot from sidelining them as a supporting role and instead focus on a boring villain.

This is my first experience of Korean cinema (although I have watched many foreign language films). The subtitles may put off some but I care more about the story.

This is a really good film which is equally funny as it engrossing and then nearer the end quite moving.

The tone is a tad all over the place, which I'm sure is likely the aim but for me it makes it harder to land that emotional pull to make you really emphasise with the characters.

I would argue the film translates to me that family and belonging are the themes to take away.

So overall I would say I enjoyed the film and would say go see it for the experience, but if I'm honest I wouldn't choose to add it to my collection.

I have seen a number of films this year. Some have been of very good standard like Nocturnal Animals, Silence, Hunt For The Wilderpeople, La La Land and A Monster Calls. My expectations were low going into this film. Heavily praised by the critics but mixed opinions among cinema goers.

Manchester By The Sea is a watchable film. Beautifully filmed and well acted. However the story is pretty average and i never once felt any sympathy for the characters, so it was hard to feel involved in the outcome. Also found some of the more sentimental parts of the film to be ruined by loud classical music.

Overall its worth watching once but i highly doubt you will want to watch again.