Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The 'Not-So-Critical' Critic: GOOSEBUMPS


The 'Not-So-Critical' Critic: 


The Quick of It -
Jack is back, and it’s one you might not want to miss.  He stars as R. L. Stine in director’s Rob Letterman’s GOOSEBUMPS.  This clever tale has all the monsters of Stine’s past stories sealed in the books in his library, just waiting for someone to come along and ‘accidentally’ release them on the world.  Letterman has worked with Black twice before, SHARK TALE and GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, and the pairing still works.  Black plays the neurotic writer with flare and fun, cementing this kids tale as one of the best feel-good movies in a while.  Dylan Minnette (of PRISONERS, LET ME IN, and ALEXANDER AND THE BLAH.. BLAH… BLAH… (that damn long title…)) is still pushing up in the rookie ranks of Hollywood with Odeya Rush (of THE GIVER and THE OFF LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN) close on his heels.  And if you still question my opinion, just know that Black voices the sinister puppet ‘Slappy’, sounding just like Mark Hamill’s Joker voicework.  You can’t go wrong.

Grade: B+

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