Hoppers: Review

 A familiar story line is nearly saved by a surprisingly dark third act!

The story line in this movie was pretty predictable. I had a feeling that the film would end the way it did, but it still managed to surprise me with how dark the end of the 2nd act going into the third act was. I really give Pixar a lot of credit for trying something a little bit more serious. I wish it had ended with the Mayor getting his way and not compromising with Mabel, it would have caused me to give it a better rating, but Pixar had to go the predictable route sadly. I was happy though they made sure to put a lot of the blame on what happened on Mabel and not on Jerry.

The voice acting in this movie was solid. I was impressed with how well Piper Curda did at portraying a lot of different emotions as Mabel. Jon Hamm was almost unrecognizable with his voice performance, and I really liked the job he did. Bobby Moynihan was very funny as King George as well. I was just glad that the main voice actors did their job well.

The animation in this film was beautiful! I have never had a problem with Pixar's animation. 

The humor at times was very hit or miss. I really do not like the juvenile humor they put in animated movies these days, but there were times I was laughing pretty hard. The Shark scene made me laugh so hard, easily the best part of the movie.

I really do not see how they are going to be able to do a sequel, but I have been surprised before. Hopefully it is a little bit more mature, and not as predictable.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

2.5 out of 4 stars