The adults — Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech, and so much more) and Emily Watson (War Horse, and so much more) among them — are all right, if
a bit hammy, but it's the kids who shine.
The lead actors are fine, though some of the supporting characters can be
a bit hammy, especially the kids, who exhibit that «golly gee swell» sense of youth so typical of 1950s entertainment.
Not exact matches
Bryan Cranston and Juliette Binoche are around for a
bit to add talent and gravitas to the proceedings, but once they're gone, we're left with a
hammy Ken Watanabe (Inception, and usually he's so good...)-- a Godzilla film always seems to need one Japanese guy to look at the camera and say «Gojira!»
I still like the movie quite a
bit because of some rote dialogue that is somehow still very catchy, some
hammy performances from the three male leads and the tale of early fast food franchises has always somewhat interested me.
However, that doesn't make this a bad film, as there's quite a
bit to like amid the
hammy acting and pomposity of the situations.
Tommy Lee Jones's western split the critics a
bit: some thought it revisionist, others found it anti-feminist (everyone thought it slightly
hammy).
However, just like the Pirates sequels arguably crossed over from being good
hammy fun to becoming a
bit too bombastic in style and scope, there's reason to be concerned that A Game of Shadows might follow a similar path.
As for the stolen
bits,
Hammy is clearly modeled after Scrat from the «Ice Age» movies (smart move, since Scrat is the only character in those movies worth watching), and one secondary — but unforgettable — joke from «Finding Nemo» is hilariously adapted here.
You may leave small
bits of vegetables along the tunnel to give your
hammy incentive to move and explore.
If your
hammy is a
biter, then you can wear gloves, but a little nip during the early taming process is not the time for them:)
Having a hamster that
bites, may make you feel like you are doing something wrong or your
hammy does not like you... This is not always true!
The voice acting is a
bit more mixed, with some voices and accents coming off as painfully
hammy.
While certain voice clips can be a
bit repetitive, the intentionally
hammy voicework for each boss is genius, rivalling X-Men Arcade for the best cheesy voice delivery in gaming.
While certain voice clips can be a
bit repetitive, the intentionally
hammy voicework for each boss is genius, rivalling