Why? Just Why? This is the worst film I have ever seen. To put this in context, earlier in the same week I sat through Doom. Nothing has been better for The Rock's reputation as a serious actor.
The plot...no, I can't even begin. Just WHY?
OK, I'm a few lines short. . Either the script writer or its translator should be hunted down. I went to see this on the basis that puppet films are an oddity, and may bring something interesting to the cinema. About half way through, realisation finally battered its way through my numbed brain that this was just a bad film with puppets as a gimmick to gain funding. Half the time the strings are referred to, the rest they are conveniently forgotten. I mean, how do you hide BENEATH people when you have strings attached to your head at one end and heaven at the other? And the pseudo-religious element would make even George Lucas curl into a ball and vomit in disgust. If you want to see good puppetry, watch Being John Malkovich.
And remember, "I promised to use this hand for Good!" "YAAAY!"
The plot...no, I can't even begin. Just WHY?
OK, I'm a few lines short. . Either the script writer or its translator should be hunted down. I went to see this on the basis that puppet films are an oddity, and may bring something interesting to the cinema. About half way through, realisation finally battered its way through my numbed brain that this was just a bad film with puppets as a gimmick to gain funding. Half the time the strings are referred to, the rest they are conveniently forgotten. I mean, how do you hide BENEATH people when you have strings attached to your head at one end and heaven at the other? And the pseudo-religious element would make even George Lucas curl into a ball and vomit in disgust. If you want to see good puppetry, watch Being John Malkovich.
And remember, "I promised to use this hand for Good!" "YAAAY!"