breslin-3

I don't like Outkast music. I don't like the music in this show. I don't know how anyone could find music in that flurry of post-production. The characters aren't very original, nor are the situations. And the way Andre 3000's character is portrayed seems very egotistical.

All this considered, I was going to hate this show. Before I saw it, I couldn't imagine how I'd like it. And I was wrong.

The redeeming factor here is the creativity, a sort of creativity that nearly every modern cartoon is lacking. There's creativity in the writing, in the animation, in everything. And it all flows seamlessly. The story-boarding is better than anything else on the station. My favorite part I've seen is when the kids each play their instruments, bringing Sonny the world of their music. The transitions between the kids are seamless and clever, while also managing to make me crack a smile.

It's one of those cases where a bad story is told well enough to be redeemable. There are some very talented people behind this one, and their work makes the complaints of this review seem minor. I find myself enjoying it very much.

This movie started out good, but then kept going. On. And on. And on.

Eventually, it was nothing but a bunch of climaxes. Predictable climaxes. No rising action, no falling action, nothing of the sort. I found myself thinking "oh, something is falling... Superman is going to catch it." Over and over again.

But it wasn't all bad. The repetitive climax only became a problem after about the first hour, and you start begging for something different. And the special effects were awesome.

Basically, a movie that's best viewed by kids and nostalgic adults. Luckily, that's a pretty big audience.