Review of Monsters University (2013) by Bloodywhitetrap . — 09 Sep 2014
Monster's University is a good film and a fun time at the movies, especially for children. However, at the same time, I cannot say that this is one of Pixar's strongest films either. The same can be said for Monster's Inc. I saw Monster's Inc. years ago and remember liking it okay, but not being blown away by it either. I thought it was mediocre. I think that Monsters' Inc. is one of my least favorite Pixar films. The same can be said for this film. On its own it is a pretty good film and got some laughs out of me, but compared to many of Pixar's past works like, The Incredibles, Wall-E, Finding Nemo, and the Toy Story films, this one seemed a tad underwhelming. Those films that I mentioned appealed to both children and adults, while this film gears more towards kids.
One of the film's problems is that it is very formulaic. Until the last half hour the story was very cliché and I knew pretty much how it would play out. You have the main character, Mike (Billy Crystal), who as a dream to be the scariest monster. However, he starts out the underdog, is ridiculed by his peers, and has to work his way to the top. I have seen that many times before. You also have the extremely cocky best friend, Sullivan (John Goodman), who is very full of himself and has to learn to be more humble. You also have the other gang of misfits that are there for comic relief and periodically help out. You also have the rival gang of bullies that the heroes must defeat. The first hour felt very cliché to me.
However, the last half hour I did not see coming actually. The part where Mike and Sullivan are trapped in the human world is definitely my favorite part of the movie. I also like how Mike and Sullivan finally resolve their differences and help each other. At first I was going to give this film three stars. However, the ending made me bump up the rating a bit.
Overall, Monsters' University is a fun time at the movies. Children should love it. It is a good film to take your children to.
This review of Monsters University (2013) was written by Bloodywhitetrap . on 09 Sep 2014.
Monsters University has generally received positive reviews.
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