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Title: It falls flat...
Review: So, my daughter and I settled in to watch this film the other night, and I have to admit I was excited. It looked really cute and colorful and vibrant and energetic and just a total distraction, which is what I was hoping for. Instead, I got something remarkably bland in moments, boring almost, that didn't add enough variance to create something special. This is sad, because this really could have become something truly epic; instead it settled for mediocre. That isn't to say that the film doesn't have some merit. The voice work is nicely played by the entire cast, and that Elton John/Lady Gaga original song (Hello, Hello) is fun and plays at the right moment to create a dash of charisma, but in the end this film fails to live up to my expectations (which were, arguably, too high). The age old tale of Romeo and Juliet has been tampered with numerous times; countless times to be honest. Maybe it's time we let it be.
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