Critics say adults and kids will love it
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Unfortunately for “The Informant!” which was film critics’ favorite opening movie this weekend until now, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” reviews are in, and so far critics unanimously agree that it’s a great film. This animated film directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller is sure to pull in some big bucks at the box office this weekend. I predict it will take over as number one in ticket sales, knocking Tyler’s Perry’s latest flick out of the top spot.
Last week “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” pulled in $23.4 million, and the next biggest earner was animated sci-fi flick “9,” which came in a distant second with $10.7 million. “Inglourious Basterds” is still holding onto its spot in the top three with $6.1 million. I guess not many people wanted to go to the movies last weekend. Too bad you can’t get a short term loan just for a movie ticket.
‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ reviews
Alfonso Duralde from MSNBC says “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is “overstuffed with enough sight gags to delight children — if the young audience members at a recent advance screening are any indication — while throwing in healthy dollops of wordplay and absurdist humor to keep their adult chaperones entertained as well.” The sentiment that both children and adults will enjoy this movie was a popular one among reviewers.
Frank Lovece from Film Journal International was another one of the critics that pointed out its wide appeal for all ages. “This delectable animated feature, based on the famed children’s book, crackles with cleverness, dry wit, kinetic slapstick and absurd humor for all ages—and offers possibly the most dimensional 3D yet,” he wrote. He says the filmmakers did a good job of expanding on the children’s book series it was based on.
Don’t forget to include the economy
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” brings modern, current issues to the forefront of the film, as the story is about an inventor who saves the day during a bad recession by inventing clouds that rain food. Nick Schager from Time Out New York points out that the visuals parody disaster films. Comparing “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” to a popular 3-D animated film, Schager wrote “It may not have the heart or subtle artistry of Up, but then again, Pixar’s 3-D outing didn’t feature a mustache-tearing monkey, a manchild encased in a giant cooked chicken, or a beefy, bounding cop voiced by Mr. T.”
Chris Nashawaty from Entertainment Weekly wasn’t as huge a fan of this film as many other critics. In his “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” review he writes “even at a svelte 81 minutes, this meal drags on too long.” However, overall he gave the film a good review and said it “goes down easy enough” and raves about Mr. T’s performance. Get ready for “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” to take over at the box office and bring in the big bucks.
I absolutely loved this movie (a lot more than anything else that’s out right now)… and it’s based on of the best children’s books of all time
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is the funniest movie since the hangover.
I’ve never heard of the book “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” However, after watching the movie trailer, the story is quite delicious. It’s an all time kids dream to have candy bars and milkshakes fall from the sky in quantities. Who cares about money when you can splurge on tooth decaying sweets? I too remember dreaming about something like that as a kid. It was some imagination.