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Cool Runnings
This is a Disney film, so that sort of gives away what type of film it was going to be. But it was a good, mindless, entertaining film. It had a nice little moral to it, with a feel good ending to the story. It was enjoyable to watch, but nothing all that amazing about it.
The characters in the film were basically stereotypes of the various countries from which the characters were, with minor exceptions/twists to the stereotypes, so ti wasn't ground breaking in that way at all. And what the characters did was really what is expected of the type of character. It really didn't impress me in any way because of how the characters were, but I wasn't really expecting to be impressed by them.
The story is based off of the Jamaican bobsledding team that actually did exist, I don't know enough about them to know how accurate it is, but it is one of those feel good sports stories that always seem to be based off of something true. And for that type of story/film, it always is the same type of plot point. Some character(s) have to overcome adversity, and there is some evil character/person from in the person's past who will foil them, momentarily, only to have a change of heart, doesn't have to be complete, and the athletes triumph in will, if not actually win it all. So, this film matches exactly how the typical based on a true story sports film works, but since you expect it to be like that, it isn't really a bad thing.
Overall this film is about having fun with the stereotypical characters. It is a lot of goofing around and just enjoying everything type of film. There have been better versions of the true sports story film made, but this one is fun to watch as well. It isn't one that I would highly recommend, but if you want to see a nice feel good story, this one works.
Overall Grade: C+
Acting: C
Story: C
Audio/Visual: C
This is a Disney film, so that sort of gives away what type of film it was going to be. But it was a good, mindless, entertaining film. It had a nice little moral to it, with a feel good ending to the story. It was enjoyable to watch, but nothing all that amazing about it.
The characters in the film were basically stereotypes of the various countries from which the characters were, with minor exceptions/twists to the stereotypes, so ti wasn't ground breaking in that way at all. And what the characters did was really what is expected of the type of character. It really didn't impress me in any way because of how the characters were, but I wasn't really expecting to be impressed by them.
The story is based off of the Jamaican bobsledding team that actually did exist, I don't know enough about them to know how accurate it is, but it is one of those feel good sports stories that always seem to be based off of something true. And for that type of story/film, it always is the same type of plot point. Some character(s) have to overcome adversity, and there is some evil character/person from in the person's past who will foil them, momentarily, only to have a change of heart, doesn't have to be complete, and the athletes triumph in will, if not actually win it all. So, this film matches exactly how the typical based on a true story sports film works, but since you expect it to be like that, it isn't really a bad thing.
Overall this film is about having fun with the stereotypical characters. It is a lot of goofing around and just enjoying everything type of film. There have been better versions of the true sports story film made, but this one is fun to watch as well. It isn't one that I would highly recommend, but if you want to see a nice feel good story, this one works.
Overall Grade: C+
Acting: C
Story: C
Audio/Visual: C