153rd Review for The Collab Weekly Movie WatchThe film is a delightful road trip that evokes the spirit of the 90s from the moment Alan Silvestri and his orchestra play the first whimsical note from his score. Ed and Ethan are both pretty solid together and individually, though Embry, as it tended to happen with a lot of these troubled kids in the 80s, but especially in the 90s, was a little too annoying, though to his credit he grew on me and became likeable enough towards the end, though one could say his shift of heart was a little too abrupt and convenient. But I digress. The writing by the one and only John Hughes is also solid; some stuff may not have aged that well (as it tends to happen), while others simply feel a little too cliché. Some may say they may become too cliché down the line in terms of how the whole dynamic between the mom’s boyfriend and the son was written, but yeah, a little too predictable in how everything will end around. Though some of the settings and scenes were “original,” I suppose. It certainly has a lot of Hughes’ stamp all over it.All in all, not one I would precisely go out of my way to watch, but if you are in need of a 90s family-friendly-ish movie with a Hughes touch, I guess you should have a good time.TODAY SCHEDULEDutchHellboy: The Crooked Man
