Puerile when not scatological, it’s plain to see how co-writer/director Genndy Tartakovsky’s strenuously ribald animation about a horny househound trying to stay ‘intact’ by running away from his appointment with destiny has gotten a rocky reception. It’s one thing to be a sex-addled comic film made for the puberty-preoccupied BIG MOUTH gang, quite another to play out as if it was conceived, written & drawn by them! The leg humping, sack swinging, anus obsessive gags quickly grow tiresome. And that’s a pity as the all-star vocal cast for the neighborhood animal pals is just as much fun to listen to as the choice of palette, design & presentation is to look at. A bright, hand-drawn, 2D throwback style, riffing on 1990s cartoon æsthetics like REN & STIMPY.* But for those who can wade thru the jejune-ity of the first act, things improve noticeably once our boy (and his boys) make it to the city, get lost, and enter a testicle-free zone of misadventures & close calls that are rude, crude & lewd in their own way. Starting with a mass cat attack and continuing with some pretty funny, smoothly handled, testicle-free, action-oriented comic set pieces. Set your patience level UP and your expectations level down to MEDIUM and you’ll find a decent piece of entertainment in here.
ATTENTION MUST BE PAID: *And note how often a cut to close up reveals details reminiscent of some Dr. Seuss character, presumably from the production's 'fixed' model sheet. (Those tufts of top hair!)
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