Smurfs The Lost Village: Smurfs are still Smurfy if you don't mind stereotypes
I saw this movie in Russian. Something may have been lost in translation.
Smurfs: The Lost Village is one of those films that there just isn’t much to say about. A 3D animated film targeted at children, it does its best to provide a colorful movie with enough entertainment to keep the kiddies glued to the screen. It is what it is. There is nothing awesome about this film, but there are some clever things like the ladybug technology and the dragonflies. There are some laughs, but they all spring from the source material. Every character is a caricature of one quality, including Biting Wood Smurf.
With everyone having an established identity spelled out in their name the basic quest of this film is finding out what or who Smurfette is. Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty go along for the ride. Clumsy provides the pratfalls though not most of them are because of who he is – he isn’t clumsy per se, things just happen to him. Hefty and Brainy participate in the age old rivalry of brains versus brawn; because picking on nerds and nerds getting revenge never goes out of style.
The movie does take a suddenly dark turn toward the end, but rest assured this is a kid’s film. As long as stereotypes based on gender and character traits don’t bother you, Smurfs is a fine movie to watch – especially if you are 6 or are overly fond of the Saturday Mornings that used to be.
Smurfs: The Lost Village is one of those films that there just isn’t much to say about. A 3D animated film targeted at children, it does its best to provide a colorful movie with enough entertainment to keep the kiddies glued to the screen. It is what it is. There is nothing awesome about this film, but there are some clever things like the ladybug technology and the dragonflies. There are some laughs, but they all spring from the source material. Every character is a caricature of one quality, including Biting Wood Smurf.
With everyone having an established identity spelled out in their name the basic quest of this film is finding out what or who Smurfette is. Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty go along for the ride. Clumsy provides the pratfalls though not most of them are because of who he is – he isn’t clumsy per se, things just happen to him. Hefty and Brainy participate in the age old rivalry of brains versus brawn; because picking on nerds and nerds getting revenge never goes out of style.
The movie does take a suddenly dark turn toward the end, but rest assured this is a kid’s film. As long as stereotypes based on gender and character traits don’t bother you, Smurfs is a fine movie to watch – especially if you are 6 or are overly fond of the Saturday Mornings that used to be.