A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Graham Annable & Anthony Stacchi
Starring: Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Toni Collette and others
For me, this movie is a clear sign that some film-makers still care
about making a good comedy. The movie is not just simple, cheap,
predictable laughs, it actually is being one that relies on its story
development and character buildup.
No, I'm not saying that this is a very clever or brilliantly written
and made movie but I definitely prefer the approach of this movie above
that of the average and more standard modern comedy. This is being a
somewhat more subtle movie with all of its comedy and how it got
incorporated into the movie.
Thing that made this movie especially great and fun to watch for me
were its characters. The movie truly is mostly about its characters and
their interactions with each other. All of the actors play quite well
off each other and manage to give their characters some distinctive and
enjoyable personalities. Really, without the movie its characters and
actors portraying them, this would had most likely been a terribly weak
movie.
It's true that most of the actors are playing the same type of
characters they often play. Ben Stiller again plays a normal guy, who
gets caught up in a crazy situation and Vince Vaughn basically is being
a big man-child again. But somehow it all works out quite well and
entertaining for the movie and I even dare to say that some of the
biggest Stiller and/or Vaughn haters still could get some enjoyment out
of this movie and not feel annoyed by their performances and
characters.
It's hard not to really spoil this movie but it's about something way
more than just about a neighborhood watch, with a bunch of misfits in
it. There are some interesting and unexpected developments in this
movie, at least when you haven't heard about them already. I won't say
anything about it, since I feel that it's more fun to just go into this
movie, without knowing what is going to happen in it. So I advice you
to also stay away from any trailers and just let this movie surprise
you.
