Despite its rather interesting idea, this movie managed to create a plethora of boredom and quite an empty universe, filled with unfinished characters and a pretty unconvincing story. Although it had potential, especially judging by its trailer, it failed to impress in any way, leaving a lot to be desired. Everything seemed flat and underdeveloped, like they thought of a lengthier film but ended up cutting it just to fit an imaginary time frame. I know that it was developed with kids in mind but the story and the action are way too simple. You only get one twist towards the end and that's about it. Everything seems predictable and lame, thus you get little to no satisfaction as problems are solved.
There's little to say in terms of upsides. You get a good main actress which transmits a good amount of emotion (most of the time), especially through her British accent, you get a fantastic world which has plenty of unexploited potential but which is well presented and "drawn" and you also get an interesting premise. The result is a pleasant atmosphere in which the so called action takes place (I say this because it is very scarce) but overall isn't able to generate enough drama, emotion or even excitement for the movie to be a good watch. It isn't bad either, especially if it were to be seen by a child, but from my point of view, it is a failed execution of an idea which had a lot more inside.
There's little to say in terms of upsides. You get a good main actress which transmits a good amount of emotion (most of the time), especially through her British accent, you get a fantastic world which has plenty of unexploited potential but which is well presented and "drawn" and you also get an interesting premise. The result is a pleasant atmosphere in which the so called action takes place (I say this because it is very scarce) but overall isn't able to generate enough drama, emotion or even excitement for the movie to be a good watch. It isn't bad either, especially if it were to be seen by a child, but from my point of view, it is a failed execution of an idea which had a lot more inside.