GENRE: Animated Comedy
RATING: G for minor scariness
RUNTIME: 1 hours and 44minutes
STARRING: Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally, Monsters Inc.)
John Goodman (Roseanne, Argo); Helen Mirren (The Queen, RED)
DIRECTOR: Dan Scanlon (newcomer)
WRITERS: Dan Scanlon (shorts) & Daniel Gerson (Monsters Inc)
PLOT: A prequel where we get to experience when Mike and Sully first met each other on the campus of Monsters University.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS:
1 I was never the biggest fan on Monsters Inc, I loved Boo and all but I found that I didn’t care too much about the monsters. For this film, I got see a whole bunch of fun characters (minus Boo of course) and found myself way more invested. This film is sheer fun.
2 I enjoyed many of the new characters but the one I love the most was furry Art voiced by Charlie Day (Horrible Bosses). He had the funniest lines and I loved the way he moved. Very creative stuff.
3 Mirren’s Dean Hardscrabble’s was perfectly drawn.
4 I understand that this Mike Wazowski was younger but I felt the retainer seemed more high school than university.
5 Mike as disco-ball gag wasn’t in the film. Too bad.
RECOMMENDATION: Can wait for DVD but fun in theatres
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Despicable Me 2; Lone Ranger
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