The Mitchells vs the Machines Reviews

Following the debacle around ‘America: The Motion Picture’, I thought I might as well check the other animated feature produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller also released on Netflix this year. To be honest, when I first heard about this flick, I have to admit that I wasn’t really interested but since it had received some really solid reviews, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, the animation was really neat and, as usual with Lord and Miller, the whole thing was really daft but, fortunately, it worked much better than the terribly disappointing ‘America: The Motion Picture’. Indeed, what I enjoyed the most were the Mitchells themselves. Basically, their masterstroke was to manage to give us some characters who were terribly ordinary but who they were still quite charismatic and, above all, really entertaining. It’s such a tricky balancing act, to deliver such average characters who were most of the time pretty stupid and borderline obnoxious and, yet, I actually cared for them because they were so relatable and actually quite endearing. Seriously, there were a couple of heartfelt scenes who actually reminded me of some of the best work from Pixar and that’s definitely meant as a completement. Concerning the whole invasion by the machines, well, it was not bad but it was also terribly pedestrian and it was pretty obvious that this whole generic story was there just to give the Mitchells something to do. Eventually, it’s too bad they couldn’t find something else more interesting to keep this group of great characters busy but, fortunately, it wasn’t a deal breaker though. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing ground-breaking, it was still another solid animated feature from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.