Review of Monster Trucks (2016) by Sarah J — 29 Jan 2017

This movie did exactly what it is supposed to do...made me laugh-a LOT. sure, the hallmark of good sci-fi is that the science is basically believable. the science here isn't really believable, I mean, sure they could find species they don't know exist, but this type? nah that part doesn't exist.

but I laughed through the whole movie and it had an all star cast of people i've loved in other things. Lucas Till (Havok from the X-men!) and Jason O'Mara (Agents of Shield!) then Rob Lowe (all those 80s movies and the West Wing) and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon!) just to name a few.

So this show won't win any oscars, but it's great for laughter. In fact, it's got a nice story of a kid bonding with an animal and learning to appreciate what he does have and a girl realizing not to judge kids she doesn't even know because she doesn't know what all they're dealing with.

I appreciated the twist at the end with the step father not being a jerky loser because sometimes you find relationships that haven't been smooth are worth saving and movies that aren't going to win awards are worth seeing.