Lord and Miller are a lot better than most filmmakers that work in the blockbuster landscape, but I can’t help but notice that some obvious stuff went wrong here. The needle drops and sound choices in the film are incredibly dated now, and it’s not the kind of music that has aged particularly well. It’s very 2012 mainstream: loud, tacky, corporate and soulless, and because of that I honestly find it below the level that I expect from these filmmakers. I laughed enough (in particular whenever Ice Cube shows up, and the end credits are obviously gold), but it does feel dumbed down in places and it’s nowhere near as funny as 21 Jump Street. The filmmaking also feels very low effort, the lighting and cinematography are both incredibly bland and uninspired. I don’t quite understand how anyone goes from something as visually stimulating as The Lego Movie to this in the same year, but lots of studio comedies are filmed with basic coverage, so maybe that’s why they didn’t put in as much effort? All in all, it’s passable but easily Lord and Miller’s most forgettable film.
Shout by JordyVIP 8BlockedParent2022-12-28T20:44:05Z— updated 2023-01-14T11:29:00Z
Lord and Miller are a lot better than most filmmakers that work in the blockbuster landscape, but I can’t help but notice that some obvious stuff went wrong here.
The needle drops and sound choices in the film are incredibly dated now, and it’s not the kind of music that has aged particularly well.
It’s very 2012 mainstream: loud, tacky, corporate and soulless, and because of that I honestly find it below the level that I expect from these filmmakers.
I laughed enough (in particular whenever Ice Cube shows up, and the end credits are obviously gold), but it does feel dumbed down in places and it’s nowhere near as funny as 21 Jump Street.
The filmmaking also feels very low effort, the lighting and cinematography are both incredibly bland and uninspired. I don’t quite understand how anyone goes from something as visually stimulating as The Lego Movie to this in the same year, but lots of studio comedies are filmed with basic coverage, so maybe that’s why they didn’t put in as much effort?
All in all, it’s passable but easily Lord and Miller’s most forgettable film.
5.5/10