The soundtrack was fantastic, but this was just an ok plot. I was not invested in the plot. It was very thin, and just not that interesting. Audrey finally becomes an actual, complex character, and Sarah Jefferey was very fun in this role. Chayenne Jackson was fantastic as Hades, and gave James Woods a run for his money. His Hades isn't as funny as the animated one, but he did remind me a bit of the Hades from Percy Jackson. His song was one of the best in the movie. This is what I would think of if Hades was human, and modern-day. A rockstar with a cool leather jacket and mohawk who doesn't give a care! It's a shame his role was limited to less than 10 minutes total. I would have loved to see him more. Most of the songs in this movie were pretty good. Sarah Jeffrey did a good job of transitioning from good to evil in just 1 song, Hades' song was probably the best in the movie. I loved how the soundtrack mixed different styles of music flawlessly. Audery's is rap, Hades' is 70s rock, Evie's is a 50s style love ballad, Mal's is Broadway, and somehow all the different styles of music work and don't feel out of place from each other. Sadly, the soundtrack, Sarah Jeffrey, and Cheyenne Jackson are really the only good things about this movie. The plot was very thin, and kind of boring. A lot of the scenes are just argument filler, and it's clear they didn't really know what direction they wanted to go with this movie. Most of the time, I honestly didn't care what was going to happen. And the message of the movie is clearly a negative commentary on America and how we're "discriminatory'' for not having an open borders policy. I'm sorry, but this movie was filmed in Canada. You have a Prime Minister who is running your country into the ground with his ridiculous laws and policies, so maybe work on fixing your own country before you start criticising ours? They put the bare minimum of effort into this movie. This was not nearly as creative or fun as the other 2. I still liked it, I'm still going to own it, but the soundtrack is really the only memorable thing about this movie.
Grade: C 7/10 2.5/5 stars
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