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Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
Great effects, unfortunately can't rate much higher.
Okay, I'm not a big Pokemon fan, but my daughter is, and she absolutely loved this. I didn't. I found the acting flat, and the plot simplistic. I saw it in 3d, and the screen is extremely busy and cluttered at times, with just too much happening in frame.
I think I was expecting a bit more than a kids movie, and I was disappointed.
That said, the voice acting of Ryan Reynolds and the special effects are worth the price of admission.
Fat Albert (2004)
Okay, not great.
My 13 year old and 6 year old were entertained for the ~95 minutes this took to watch.
Most adults will likely be pretty bored with it though. As a comedy it falls pretty flat. The villains of the piece are pretty much toothless, and our heroes just aren't very heroic.
The "fading" part is not very apparent, and what SFX there are around this are poor.
The characters lack motivation, the "whys" just aren't dramatic enough. The actors did good with what they were given, but this script shouldn't have gotten the green light.
Save some money, wait to rent this one, or watch it when it makes it to broadcast TV real soon.
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
Historical Note
I just wanted to point out, that this movie is indeed based on an actual event, the raid on St. Nazaire. The former flush decked WWI Destroyer "Campbeltown" was converted to look like a german "E-Boat" and was loaded with explosives, and rammed into the "Normandie" dry dock. The operation was code named "Operation Chariot", and commenced on March 28th, 1942.