Review of Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) by Tazmilykoala — 20 Sep 2016
Kubo and the Two Strings is a mixed bag of amazing visual and terrible storytelling. The best thing about this movie is no doubt the visuals! It oozes charm, originality, and culture. Stop motion fans will be in awe of this movie's action scenes, paper craft at its finest! Also, the voice acting is top notch.
Delivery of dialogue is so punctuated yet natural-sounding at the same time. But other than that, there's not much else to like about this movie. Kubo and the Two Strings is based on a folk tale and it really shows! Scenes either go on WAY to long or end WAY to quickly.
The plot of this movie is sometimes really predictable and other times stupidly irrational. Also, despite its kiddy looks, Kubo and the Two Strings will scare your kids! It's by no means a horror film with gore and jump scares, but there are some moments that I personally think younger viewers couldn't handle.
In conclusion, unless you REALLY want to see something with pretty visuals, then avoid Kubo and the Two Strings. It's by no means terrible, but there's definitely a lot of better options.
This review of Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) was written by Tazmilykoala on 20 Sep 2016.
Kubo and the Two Strings has generally received very positive reviews.
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