Review of The Bad Guys

The Bad Guys (2022)
5/10
I shouldn't be so picky but....
25 April 2022
I suppose I have no right to object to credibility gaps in a film with a talking shark in no need of seawater, or any water for that matter. But I think that within even a zany universe, there should be rules and things within the universe should be comprehensible through the rules of that universe.

There are no rules in this universe. All except one of the main characters (the lead cop and her deputies) are talking animals, with everyone else human. What's that backstory?

When the criminal talking animals are suspected in a heist at a crowded civic event, they're able to escape by meandering through the crowd using the flimsiest of disguises. I don't know about you, but if I'm in a room full of humans at a fancy Ball, and there's a heist onstage, and I see a tall wolf walking on his hind legs accompanied by an even taller lady shark walking on her back fins, I'm going to recognize them from the wanted posters plastered everywhere even if he is wearing a fake mustache and she a splash of red lipstick.

The plot twists are, frankly, idiotic AND predictable, not a good combo. (Are the animal stars in this romp related to the animal stars in Sing 2, because I think I noticed some familiar faces.)

I'll give it 5 stars. I had with me my 8, 7, and 4 year old grandkids. They would give it a 10. I'd give it a 1. 5 is the perfect compromise.
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