As a huge fan of the original I went in with high hopes but fairly low expectations. Came out partially satisfied.
It starts pretty well and there are enough fun / clever moments to keep it moving but overall it's a bit of a mess, some bits work and some don't. I felt the tone was a bit off, the balance between action and humour wasn't spot on like the original. There's one superb Hawkins-esque joke which I'm still laughing at now.
Read that the budget was almost $90m, not sure where that went but it definitely wasn't on the CGI. If you're a fan of the original probably worth seeing, if not doubt you'll get much out of it.
It starts pretty well and there are enough fun / clever moments to keep it moving but overall it's a bit of a mess, some bits work and some don't. I felt the tone was a bit off, the balance between action and humour wasn't spot on like the original. There's one superb Hawkins-esque joke which I'm still laughing at now.
Read that the budget was almost $90m, not sure where that went but it definitely wasn't on the CGI. If you're a fan of the original probably worth seeing, if not doubt you'll get much out of it.
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