There are way too many characters—each with its own unique problem that needs to be resolved—for the 100-minute film to do justice to.
Tag: Animation
Robinson Crusoe: Cast Away
It must be incredibly tough to wreck some premises—the premise of a shipwrecked man getting marooned in an island, for instance. I am convinced that it must have involved long nights of hard work to make a film as dull as Robinson Crusoe from a story that bursts with adventure, and draws on the time-tested man…
The Secret Life of Pets: Enjoyable, even if not memorable
Imagine if jokes wore boxing gloves and jabbed at your face till you relented. That’s The Secret Life of Pets for you. Every scene is an opportunity for a gag, and every plot development an excuse for more gags. There isn’t a single inert moment in the film, which is both good and bad. First,…
Sudhir Srinivasan 