At first I thought this was the sequel to Monsters, Inc. That would have been something.
Compare this to Monsters, Inc., this one didn’t stand a chance. But as it is, it’s entertaining enough.
I would say this movie was aimed more at the kids than adults. The characters are cute at best but the CGI work was commendable. There were a lot of action sequences and as an animated movie, the creators came up with a few thrilling action pieces, though nonsensical as they may be.
As for the laughs, it wasn’t downright hilarious. It was just entertaining and once-in-a-while funny. And that must be the most disappointing part because the trailer looked really good. It had interesting monster characters, an interesting premise (who can resist the idea of monsters versus aliens?); but the plot just didn’t come through enough as it bordered on boredom more than a few times.
The side plot of Susan and her fiance, Derek, was annoying to watch. It just wasn’t entertaining nor interesting and it was the main side plot of the movie, so perhaps that’s another reason why this movie didn’t sit so well with me. Especially the character of Derek voiced by Paul Rudd, who usually plays the annoying guy. But this time the character was overdone and, with Rudd in the mix; he’s like a vacuum sucking out all the fun from the movie.
But other than Rudd, the rest of the cast was good, with the right voice actors. I particularly liked Will Arnett, but perhaps only because he’s still quite unknown and not popular enough to be pegged into a cliche role.
And what the movie as a whole did very well was paying tribute to the old school monster movies. The older generation would find that very enjoyable.
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