‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Review: Animation aside, the film has NOTHING going for it!
Film- Smurfs: The Lost Village
Director- Kelly Asbury
Cast- Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Julia Roberts, Mandy Patinkin, Michelle Rodriguez, Joe Manganiello, Danny Pudi, Jack McBrayer, Meghan Trainor
What’s it about:
If you’ve watched The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2, you’re probably aware of tiny blue creatures with white clothes and droopy hats living out their lives in blissful coexistence. You’re also aware of Smurfette (Lovato in this film, Katy Perry in the first two) as the apple of the Smurfs’ eyes. And you’re also aware of Gargamel (WIlson here, Hank Azaria in the other two films), that evil wizard who has a smarter-than-thou cat and a scary-looking bird at his beck and call. Well, here, it’s all about Smurfette. How she gets kidnapped (again) and rescued (again!) and how Papa Smurf (Patinkin here, Jonathan Winters in the other two) grounds her, Clumsy (McBrayer), Hefty (Manganiello) and Brainy (Pudi) for disobeying him. But they do it again, to stop the evil advances of Gargamel on a “lost village” in the forbidden forest.
Kids, these days, I tell you…
What’s hot:
If you’re a grown-up, very little, actually. This one is for the kids only. It’s puerile to the core and I guess some kids don’t know any better. …read more
