CleverTitania
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Not only are all the other User reviews right on the money with this pilot, but it's probably even worse than you think from reading them.
In terms of production, makeup., lighting, sets, performances, etc. this basically looks like the pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And that was fine, 25 YEARS AGO. But nothing should look like that when it was made in 2019.
In terms of production, makeup., lighting, sets, performances, etc. this basically looks like the pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And that was fine, 25 YEARS AGO. But nothing should look like that when it was made in 2019.
I think "Whoopi" has a lot of potential and I really enjoyed the pilot. Omid was even funnier than he was in "The Mummy" and he and Whoopi have a lot of chemistry together. They can banter beautifully. It wasn't perfect, I think the writing could improve, but it's a good start and makes me interested to see the rest of the season.
When this film came out I was completely hyped to see it. I mean who wouldn't be? Branaugh, Smith, Kline, Hayek, Sonnenfeld; how could it miss? My sister saw it first, and although I usually value her opinion on films, there have been exceptions, so I overlooked her advice and went to see for myself. This is one of the few times I wish I'd listened to my sister.
In my opinion there are a handful of movie categories; great, good, not good but has redeeming qualities (ie cinematography or editing), fluffy fun, barely worth the effort, and NEVER should've happened. I had to add the last category when I saw WWW. What a waste of some brilliant talent. Branaugh's character was impossible to redeem. His dialogue was way too cheesy, his manner inexplicable. Kline and Smith don't fare any better. While there is the occasional joke that plays off, they are to few and far between to even rate this as "not good but has redeeming qualities". The story was beyond stupid, the 'plot twists' could only be laughing referred to as such. The entire range of dialogue was sickening.
Oddly one of the few scenes worth the time for me, is the one most hated in general. It's the verbal sparring match between Branaugh and Smith, with the non-PC references. They were offensive, but that was the entire point. If they had used that take, being funny without trying to pander to political correctness, through the film they might've made something worth $8.50. Instead it looks like they tried too hard to be PG-13 with most of the comedy.
In addition, the effects were pathetic, the cinematography (which at least should've been good based on the time they were working with) was parochial at best, and even the costumes seemed annoying. Overall this movie was a majorly failed attempt, and an unforgiveable waste of some of our best comedic performers.
In my opinion there are a handful of movie categories; great, good, not good but has redeeming qualities (ie cinematography or editing), fluffy fun, barely worth the effort, and NEVER should've happened. I had to add the last category when I saw WWW. What a waste of some brilliant talent. Branaugh's character was impossible to redeem. His dialogue was way too cheesy, his manner inexplicable. Kline and Smith don't fare any better. While there is the occasional joke that plays off, they are to few and far between to even rate this as "not good but has redeeming qualities". The story was beyond stupid, the 'plot twists' could only be laughing referred to as such. The entire range of dialogue was sickening.
Oddly one of the few scenes worth the time for me, is the one most hated in general. It's the verbal sparring match between Branaugh and Smith, with the non-PC references. They were offensive, but that was the entire point. If they had used that take, being funny without trying to pander to political correctness, through the film they might've made something worth $8.50. Instead it looks like they tried too hard to be PG-13 with most of the comedy.
In addition, the effects were pathetic, the cinematography (which at least should've been good based on the time they were working with) was parochial at best, and even the costumes seemed annoying. Overall this movie was a majorly failed attempt, and an unforgiveable waste of some of our best comedic performers.