Just finished watching this one. I must say, it's much more enjoyable then I first thought. But then again, I wasn't expecting it to be completely bad either.
It's a nice movie to put away a small 2 hours time. Acting is stable, not impressive but it isn't bad either. I did however find myself to be continuously annoyed by Ariel Winter and her character. She has this "Something smells awful"-kinda look on her face and in the tone of her voice the entire movie. But then again, I'm not fond of small girls in big roles overall, so I guess it's more of a personal thing. I like the whole "modern spoiled children" thing that's going on. It gives a modern, almost recognizable vibe.
And dare I say Paul Levesque is really capable of some acting? I believe this is his first main character role in a movie, and he did what he had to. Be an impressive, intimidating man (being a pro-wrestler comes in handy here) at first, and on the other side a caring father a second later. His acting is, in my opinion, better then what I've seen from fellow WWE-ers Stone Cold, Kane (got to give him credit for being a scary S.O.A.* without any monster suit and special effects though), John Cena and Dwayne Johnson (although I haven't watched Fast Five yet).
And there in lies the negative part of this movie. I think it deserves a better score then the 4.5 it's getting right now. But this is a WWE Studios production. Not necessarily a bad thing from my point of view, but it's almost as if people click in there score for this movie the moment that WWE logo pops up. "WWE Movie, can't be that good" and thats it. And because of that, other people hesitate to watch. Lately however, I'm noticing a rise in quality in their movies, be it a small one. I think if they keep up the pace (small steps at the time) we one day might witness something really nice coming from their corner (Sorry, just couldn't let that one pass).
Last thing I want to mention is the "Tweener" part i revere at in the summary. "The Chaperone" has the same little snag that the "Narnia" movies have. It's a bit to adult for children, but it's to childish for adults. For example, we get full contact fighting and guns and stuff, but no blood is spilled. And that applies to the storyline as well. They combined two very basic plots together, and it came out somewhat unstable, not fully delivering either plot at it's best.
To sum it up; Enjoyable, a bit to long stretched movie that puts your brain in relaxation mode. Take in the last fact I mentioned, and you should do just fine sitting this one out.
It's a nice movie to put away a small 2 hours time. Acting is stable, not impressive but it isn't bad either. I did however find myself to be continuously annoyed by Ariel Winter and her character. She has this "Something smells awful"-kinda look on her face and in the tone of her voice the entire movie. But then again, I'm not fond of small girls in big roles overall, so I guess it's more of a personal thing. I like the whole "modern spoiled children" thing that's going on. It gives a modern, almost recognizable vibe.
And dare I say Paul Levesque is really capable of some acting? I believe this is his first main character role in a movie, and he did what he had to. Be an impressive, intimidating man (being a pro-wrestler comes in handy here) at first, and on the other side a caring father a second later. His acting is, in my opinion, better then what I've seen from fellow WWE-ers Stone Cold, Kane (got to give him credit for being a scary S.O.A.* without any monster suit and special effects though), John Cena and Dwayne Johnson (although I haven't watched Fast Five yet).
And there in lies the negative part of this movie. I think it deserves a better score then the 4.5 it's getting right now. But this is a WWE Studios production. Not necessarily a bad thing from my point of view, but it's almost as if people click in there score for this movie the moment that WWE logo pops up. "WWE Movie, can't be that good" and thats it. And because of that, other people hesitate to watch. Lately however, I'm noticing a rise in quality in their movies, be it a small one. I think if they keep up the pace (small steps at the time) we one day might witness something really nice coming from their corner (Sorry, just couldn't let that one pass).
Last thing I want to mention is the "Tweener" part i revere at in the summary. "The Chaperone" has the same little snag that the "Narnia" movies have. It's a bit to adult for children, but it's to childish for adults. For example, we get full contact fighting and guns and stuff, but no blood is spilled. And that applies to the storyline as well. They combined two very basic plots together, and it came out somewhat unstable, not fully delivering either plot at it's best.
To sum it up; Enjoyable, a bit to long stretched movie that puts your brain in relaxation mode. Take in the last fact I mentioned, and you should do just fine sitting this one out.