I loved the cartoon, but there were soooo many problems with this live-action version. The biggest problem is that it lacked the creative, and often unexpected, humor of the original. Where were all those zany one-liners? Also, they didn't get the personalities quite right. In the cartoon, Kim has a soft side but is predominately cynical, untrusting, too serious and overconfident. She is the overachieving pessimist while Ron is the fun-loving optimist who balances her out. But in the movie they made KP too nice, too optimistic, and too sensitive. And poor Ron was just a bump on a log. They also missed the mark on the parents, who in the cartoon were very confident, engrossed in their careers, a bit clueless at times, and would set KP straight without being preachy or sappy. They made the militant, hard-headed Mr. Barkin a complete weakling. Rufus was brought in way too late and didn't provide the comic relief that is in the cartoon. The character that was the truest to the original was Shego, although they kept her too tame. And don't get me started on the plot, which was too predictable and a bit unjointed. I think Disney let PC culture get in the way of making a great movie for the fans of this show. It was too juvenile. I mean, they dressed KP like she was 10 instead of a teenager. They had mom and grandma help save the day instead of letting her solve her own problems. They didn't let her be a cheerleader, which was very important to KP in the cartoon. And they made it too sappy and serious. On a good note, the special effects and sets were good. Disney, if you make another one...please stick to the cartoon...it will not fail you. And if you need some help with witty humor, get the Liv and Maddie writers involved.
Review of Kim Possible
