It’ll also keep you guessing thorough a series of (mostly) unexpected twists and turns right to the end credits (In fact, make sure you stick around for the epilogue).Īll of that is then topped up by a great voice cast, with names like Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade and led by lead by Sam Rockwell as Mr. The film might not offer that emotional layer we’ve grown to appreciate in the post Pixar-era and in some of the most recent animated films, but what it lacks in depth and subtlety, is certainly compensated for by the kinetic frenzy and the exuberant sense of fun. Occasionally it risks drifting into complete chaos (the final chase, for example, is a bit over-the-top), but it’s beautifully constructed, never confusing and often even surprisingly clever. It is an incredibly fast-paced film, with never a dull moment.

In an effort to avoid doing time behind bars, they’re forced to turn good … or at least pretend to, until the next con.įrench animator director Pierre Perifel, channels a ‘70s vibe both in the soundtrack and the visuals, arcing back to the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons and taking inspiration from those classic car chases from films like Bullit or Gone in 60 seconds and even The Blues Brothers. Tarantula, all of whom look like they could be straight out of one of the Oceans films.Īfter a heist gone wrong, they’re sent to prison. Sometimes it’s OK to have something that is just mindless fun, pure entertainment and… with lots of fart gags!īased on children’s book series by Australian author Aaron Blabey and riffing on the heist-movie genre, The Bad Guys follows a band of bank robbers, Mr. In other words, not every animated film can be made by Pixar or Miyazaki. And of course it doesn’t have to break any ground with new technical achievement. Not every animated film needs to be a life affirming experience, nor does it necessarily need to have any deep, profound or meaningful metaphor underneath.

Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way. The Bad Guys ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Review by Andrea Carnevali

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