Genie

2023
PG
1 Std. 33 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,9/10

10.408

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.493

105

Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu in Genie (2023)

The film is a fairy-tale comedy about a workaholic man who enlists the help of a magical genie to help win his family back before Christmas.

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Ein arbeitssüchtiger Mann, der die Hilfe eines magischen Flaschengeistes in Anspruch nimmt, um seine Familie vor Weihnachten zurückzugewinnen.Ein arbeitssüchtiger Mann, der die Hilfe eines magischen Flaschengeistes in Anspruch nimmt, um seine Familie vor Weihnachten zurückzugewinnen.Ein arbeitssüchtiger Mann, der die Hilfe eines magischen Flaschengeistes in Anspruch nimmt, um seine Familie vor Weihnachten zurückzugewinnen.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,9/10

10.408

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.493

105

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
It is a remake of the 1991 British television film "Bernard and the Genie", also written by Curtis.

Patzer
The stuffed bear at the beginning is either strapped onto the back of the motorbike or it isn't. If it is, it simply can't roll off on an easy and very apparent wide turn. If it isn't, it will instantly fall off as soon as Bernard puts the bike in motion.

Crazy Credits
The Universal logo at the beginning has snow.

Verbindungen
Features Top Gun (1986)

Soundtracks
Presents for Christmas
Written by Solomon Burke Jr., Solomon Burke (as Solomon Burke Sr.), Dolores Burke
Performed by Solomon Burke
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd

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6/10

Melissa McCarthy lifts it out of Hallmark level.

Written by that prolific writer of usually hit film and TV productions Richard Curtis, this must be his idea of a Christmas stocking filler?

That is, it is light and airy and not to be taken too seriously, either plot wise or as a movie production. Its adequate, amusing, touching, and even laugh out loud funny in parts. Melissa McCarthy is its saving grace, delivering her lines with wit and charm, and emotion as only she can. The 3 actors comprising the family do not really gel together, the mum and daughter were not very well cast IMO. I think RC made the father lead watch a bunch of Stephen Merchant performances, and told him "act like that".

But it all held together well enough to enjoy as a pre Xmas movie taster, before you unwrap the real presents, such as Elf, National lampoon, A wonderful Life...or whichever are your go to Seasonal favourites.