The Angry Birds Movie

I am very surprised. No, scratch that. I am extremely surprised. This movie, which I was pretty sure wouldn't be all that great was actually very fun to watch. How is this possible?

The plot is more or less that of the game: The pigs took the eggs, the birds need to get the eggs back, simple stuff, even if there is a bunch of setup to get to that point first. It worked for what it had, and the writing felt fun for the most part.

The acting was actually really great as well. Jason Sudeikis did a great and sarcastic performance as Red, our lead, who nobody likes due to how ragey he gets. The main supporting actors are Chuck, played by Josh Gad, and Bomb, played by Danny McBride. Chuck feels like your typical Josh Gad character, so nothing to say there, and Bomb was fine, as far as his writing was concerned. Another performance I really quite enjoyed was that of the villain, Leonard Mudbeard, voiced by Bill Hader, one of the greatest character actors SNL has ever seen. I don't know what it was but his performance was just super funny.

Overall, I had a great time with this one. I'd pin it as a great family film and a surprisingly fun movie overall. I definitely recommend this one highly.

Next time, we journey into a mysterious world of men and orcs, and hopefully that leads to a good old fashioned fantasy adventure! Keep an eye out for Warcraft!

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