Review of Over the Moon (2020) by Theredsky — 17 Nov 2020
The issue with this movie is that it feels so familiar to almost every other Disney movie out there which isn’t a bad thing if it was released during the 90’s during the Disney Renaissance. Since it was released in the present day, it’s hard for the film to distinguish itself from other animated films but there is one way that it does, the animation.
If there is one thing that you should take away from this film, it’s that the animation is beautiful. It looks so crisp, clean, and vibrant that it’s hard for a viewer to take their eyes off of it.
Unfortunately, I think this is all this film will be remembered for. The story isn’t unique. It’s a good story about learning to let go and accept change but we’ve seen those themes and story beats so many times that they don’t hit as hard if it’s not used properly.
This is a musical and most of the songs were okay. There were 2 that I enjoyed though and they worked great for the film especially the last song. In fact, the last 25 minutes of this film are great. It’s emotional beats it and the story wraps up nicely but the other hour and 20 minutes are decent.
The voice acting is fine. There isn’t a great performance and there isn’t a terrible one either. However, this film resorts to the use of a sidekick and my god is he annoying. I couldn’t stand him at all.
Every scene he was in, he ground the film to a halt. The worst part is is that it’s voiced by an actor that I do enjoy and is funny, Ken Jeong. I just don’t know what he was doing here though. If you enjoy animated films, then go check this out but don’t expect something incredibly original.
This review of Over the Moon (2020) was written by Theredsky on 17 Nov 2020.
Over the Moon has generally received positive reviews.
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