Word: characterization
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The bland dialogue of the opening scenes pretty much sets the tone for what one can expect from the following hour and a half. As her brother makes reference to her recent arrest, Ronnie replies, oh-so-cleverly, “Jonah, I didn’t do it, ok...
The character motivations in the film are also shallower than one would hope for. Discovering that Ronnie’s dark secret is that she was arrested for shoplifting and that her father didn’t actually commit the crime he was accused of feels entirely anticlimactic. It constantly...
While all the relationships of the family fit together naturally, the peripheral presence of Ronnie’s rebel friend Blaze stands at odds with everything else that is occurring in the plot. Introduced as Ronnie’s first female friend, their quick bonding suggests that Blaze will be...
The most frustrating part of the movie is the sheer number of major characters. It is difficult to develop 15 personalities in less than two hours, especially when those hours are chock-full of fabulous shining armor and giant scorpions. Often a supposedly major character will...
The most frustrating character is Princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos). The beginning of the movie suggests that that she will be a major player as the events of the story unfold. And yet Andromeda is essentially forgotten until the end of the movie when Perseus returns to...