This really is the year that keeps proving me wrong in the
worst possible ways, it seems. Back when I reviewed the Aladdin remake, I
foolishly thought that that would be the worst it could get for instant
audience scepticism that a film will be any good. And then in walks this little
film, lighting the literate masses’ brains of fire with just how nightmarish it
apparently is. It went beyond merely the marketing and went into the post-film
conversation itself, not to mention the post-release conversation. I went into this expecting
an unmitigated train wreck, the kind that makes for a delirious viewing
experience… and admittedly, this is indeed a train wreck. But it’s not even the
fun kind.
