Yeah look I had heard this became sad but I was not prepared for how heartbreaking this film would be. Yet that part of it only works as well as it does due to the incredibly warm and joyous moments before it. Every scene with Robin Williams is absolute gold, and the ensemble cast of kids are gloriously fun to follow. Love Neil with all my heart. If I have any issues with the film it's that I wish less time was spent on the subplot with Knox and Chris. Loved this movie so much!

Film Club Ranked

An enjoyable piece of campy tribute to a sillier film loving time of the past that is carried by a great John Goodman performance, but isn’t as funny or as engaging as I had initially hoped. Everything happening that isn’t Mant and John Goodman, especially in the first half, was a little dry but the whole thing was still quite fun but will probably not stick in my mind past me writing this review.

This movie is truly spectacular. First off it looks fucking beautiful and it’s so imaginative and crazy, so quite up my alley. The characters are extremely well done and are quite grounded and 3 dimensional. The only characters I didn’t like were the two villains that are revealed in the 3rd act. They were kinda bland and lacking that Paprika that’s throughout the movie. My favourite parts might actually be the detectives arc and how that turns out as I thought it played out surprisingly and creatively. Overall I’d highly recommend this movie, especially if you like Inception (btw I still like Inception more lol)