The Happytime Murders
Regie:
Brian HensonScenario:
Todd BergerCamera:
Mitchell AmundsenMuziek:
Rupert Gregson-WilliamsActeurs:
Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Joel McHale, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker, Cynthy Wu, Hemky Madera, Mitch Silpa, Pamela Mitchell, Bill Barretta (meer)Streaming (1)
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In de onderwereld van Los Angeles leven puppets als tweederangsburgers samen met mensen. Wanneer een seriemoordenaar het gemunt heeft op de bekende puppets uit de kinderserie The Happytime Gang moet Detective Edwards noodgedwongen samenwerken met haar ex-partner Phil Philips. Maar als blijkt dat Phil’s ex-vriendin Jenny het volgende slachtoffer is, leiden alle sporen maar naar één dader: hijzelf. (The Searchers)
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I had a better time than expected. Interestingly, though, it wasn't so much a credit to the obnoxious verbal shootouts (though even they were sort of irresistibly good), but to the great world in which the film is set. I had no problem believing that humans and stuffed animals live together naturally in it, just like the humans and cartoons in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and I enjoyed seeing what was different in that world, how things worked... In that respect, the filmmakers came up with a lot of ideas that were plain and simply great. That with such amazing backdrops, there's a pretty much classic film noir story about a former cop who makes his living as a private eye and, after a visit from a pretty damn seductive client with a secret, gets involved in something he couldn't even imagine... ? Some may take that as a minus, I take it as a joke on the other. Plus, Melissa McCarthy wasn't awkward here, and my favorite comedienne, Maya Rudolph, was more than a bonus in a charming secretary role.
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