Up until the ending of this film, I enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately, the ending seemed very formulaic and clichéd and the film ended on a sour note. On balance, however, it's enjoyable but not a film I'd hurry to see.
This film is based on the old characters from the "Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle". However, unlike the old show, giving it movie length was very positive because it allowed the characters to have much greater depth. This is especially so for the relationship between Mr. Peabody and his son, Sherman. I liked how the film showed the difficulties of raising a child and the difficulties a super-genius might have in such an improbably role as a parent. When the film focused on this, it was firing on all cylinders. However, at the end, it really looked like they didn't know how to end the thing and it looked a lot like too many other films (such as "Back to the Future", among MANY others) and destroyed the momentum and good will I had towards the film. Not a bad film, but given what the film was early on, it sure lost its direction late in the production and could have been so much better.
This film is based on the old characters from the "Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle". However, unlike the old show, giving it movie length was very positive because it allowed the characters to have much greater depth. This is especially so for the relationship between Mr. Peabody and his son, Sherman. I liked how the film showed the difficulties of raising a child and the difficulties a super-genius might have in such an improbably role as a parent. When the film focused on this, it was firing on all cylinders. However, at the end, it really looked like they didn't know how to end the thing and it looked a lot like too many other films (such as "Back to the Future", among MANY others) and destroyed the momentum and good will I had towards the film. Not a bad film, but given what the film was early on, it sure lost its direction late in the production and could have been so much better.