Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Review
by Sean Lynch
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
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So
I think we can safely assume that 3D is here... and it's here to stay.
Forget about those dodgy paper glasses that cut you behind the ears
from the 1980s. Nowdays, you literally can't step into a cinema without
being bombarded with "kind of cool" x-ray specs which totally transform
how you experience the medium.
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs is the latest to jump on the bandwagon, and boy, does it take every opportunity it can get to exploit 3D for all it's worth!
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs is
easily the most delicious cinematic event since macaroni met cheese -
it makes your mouth water... or perhaps I'm just a bit of a fatty.
Inspired
by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food
falls from the sky like rain. Bill Hader, star of Saturday Night Live and most recently Adventureland voices our hero Flint Lockwood, a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life.
Everyones favourite funny girl, Anna Faris (who most recently made us all drool in The House Bunny)
takes on the role of Sam Sparks, a weathergirl covering the phenomenon
who hides her intelligence behind a perky exterior. James Caan (you
know, the guy that got "all shot up" in The Godfather movies) plays Tim Lockwood, Flint's technophobic father.
Andy
Campbell is also on board and plays Mayor Shelbourne, who figures out
that Flint's invention can put the town, and more importantly himself,
on the map while Mr. T plays the by-the-rules town cop Earl Devereaux.
It's
almost impossible to wade through the amount of kid-centric CGI flicks
these days. By and large, they are pretty damn good - and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs is
no different. There are plenty of gags to keep both the mums and tikes
giggling away, the effects are pretty mind boggling, and most
importantly, it's just a good old fashioned fun way to spend the
afternoon.
Leave your brain at the door, chuck on some futuristic looking glasses, and just enjoy the ride... I know I did.
4
out
of 5
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Australian release: 26th November,
2009
Official
Site: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cast: Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, Lauren Graham
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
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