Well, first of all I will agree with the majority of reviews - the movie isn't brilliant or groundbreaking. It doesn't have strong sides or advantages. It's plot is recycled. But... at least it doesn't have that much disadvantages either.
Sure, some comical cliché is present, but overall the script is rather... balanced. Some moments are sillier than others, but movie is watchable without cringes and twitches. There are no moments that reek of clinical mental illness during writing, or unnecessary exaggerations. Cute is cute, cheesy is cheesy, fun is fun.
Compared to other two unorthodox recent movies, Despicable Me 2 and Meatballs 2, this movie is still better because it has less bad than good. And that's better, than less good than bad. It doesn't have imbecilic animation, it doesn't have intendedly deranged characters(and not in direct sense).
So I give this 5. It doesn't deserve more by any means. But it doesn't revolt so much for less.
Sure, some comical cliché is present, but overall the script is rather... balanced. Some moments are sillier than others, but movie is watchable without cringes and twitches. There are no moments that reek of clinical mental illness during writing, or unnecessary exaggerations. Cute is cute, cheesy is cheesy, fun is fun.
Compared to other two unorthodox recent movies, Despicable Me 2 and Meatballs 2, this movie is still better because it has less bad than good. And that's better, than less good than bad. It doesn't have imbecilic animation, it doesn't have intendedly deranged characters(and not in direct sense).
So I give this 5. It doesn't deserve more by any means. But it doesn't revolt so much for less.