A Movie Review by Magdalen Aithne Arkwright
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barret is a cute children's picture book. Movies based on children's books are not always satisfactory however.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs may be an exception. "Made by a lot of people", the movie is a PG rated comedy for the family. It's rated for brief mild language, which is not noticeable by most people unless they are looking for it.
Flint Lockwood is a misunderstood inventor with a fisherman father. His mother died, the only person he felt ever understood him, and now he's trying to make something that will improve life for Swallow Falls, a "small island hidden under the A in Atlantic", but no one supports him in his efforts. When his new invention destroys Sardine Land, the whole town is mad at him, including a visiting junior weather analyst called Sam Sparks.
But when the invention turns out to be better than even Flint imagined, the tables are turned. Food rains from the sky and turns the fortunes of the town upside down. Tourists from around the globe come to see the amazing town of Swallow Falls, unfortunately just in time for things to go wrong.
Flint, Sam, Flint's monkey Steve, Sam's cameraman, and Brent the x-town-celebrity have to follow Flint's last minute plan to shut down the machine and put things back the way they were, with a little help from Flint's pre-techno dad.
Some viewers might find some things a little uncomfortable so parental previewing is advisable for younger kids. Even so, I found the worst part of the movie was just watching Brent in a diaper and then as a chicken for much of the movie. This is rated D and receives 9/10. I highly recommend it for a family movie, but only those with the right sense of humor will get the most out of this film.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barret is a cute children's picture book. Movies based on children's books are not always satisfactory however.Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs may be an exception. "Made by a lot of people", the movie is a PG rated comedy for the family. It's rated for brief mild language, which is not noticeable by most people unless they are looking for it.
But when the invention turns out to be better than even Flint imagined, the tables are turned. Food rains from the sky and turns the fortunes of the town upside down. Tourists from around the globe come to see the amazing town of Swallow Falls, unfortunately just in time for things to go wrong.
Some viewers might find some things a little uncomfortable so parental previewing is advisable for younger kids. Even so, I found the worst part of the movie was just watching Brent in a diaper and then as a chicken for much of the movie. This is rated D and receives 9/10. I highly recommend it for a family movie, but only those with the right sense of humor will get the most out of this film.
~Meggy
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