![]() ![]() ![]() Although the script is uneven, the target audience will be in hog heaven. The directors enlisted their “Mother” star, Neil Patrick Harris, to portray Flint’s anarchic monkey assistant. T also has a funny role as the hard-nosed town cop who becomes Flint’s reluctant ally. Caan is particularly strong as a technophobe who has to figure out how to use a computer to help his son save the day. Some of the 3D effects are impressive, though the film doesn’t take full advantage of the possibilities. The splashy animation is well-executed but again a bit monotonous for a full-length feature. Lord and Miller introduce antagonists, including the opportunistic town mayor (Bruce Campbell) and the former child star gone to seed (Andy Samberg), but these are rather wan figures compared to the memorable villains in animated films. Although the premise is delicious, and some of the visual gags - like a scene in which Flint and his girlfriend penetrate a huge mound of jell-o - tickle the funnybone, there isn’t enough story to sustain a 90-minute movie. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation.Loosely based on the 1978 children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett, the film was written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (in their feature directorial debuts), and stars the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy. ![]() “Cloudy” might have been better as a short film than a feature. 'The Idol' Stars Defend Controversial Show: "We Always Knew We Were Going to Make Something Provocative" ![]()
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