the three stooges

It's been a while since I've delivered a lengthy post. Nonetheless, here's my first movie review! Since I'm bored to death, I decided to write about a movie I watched today: The Three Stooges. I'm not much of a movie reviewer but I'll try my best to pretend I'm on "At the Movies"

To be perfectly honest, I'm not a fan of pure slapstick humour - I love my dry humour. This definitely wasn't my pick of the movies but I didn't mind that much. I faintly remember watching The Three Stooges in caricature form in my childhood days but I'm sure everybody else remembers it as Vaudeville slapstick. I think that's why I was hesitant to watch this.

I was a bit preoccupied texting other people at the first few minutes of the film (I know - how despicable of me, but I have my reasons)  but I didn't feel too comfortable when watching the beginning. The plotline seemed a bit typical (everybody loves to chuck in an orphanage in storyboarding don't they) but I thought the film was cast well.

The choreography (should I even call it choreography?) was pretty well done and the stunts were a bit too obvious for me but hey, it's slapstick. There were certain moments that made me wince: hearing the laughter of the children made me remember how I would laugh at anything as a child.

There's not much else to say (probably because I can't write a proper movie review) but overall, I think this movie was quite good. It wasn't my cup of tea but it left me satisfied, even though there were some moments that just didn't stick. It was enjoyable and just 90 minutes of laughing out loud.

7.5 out of 10, I'm sure other viewers will give a higher score: it unfortunately wasn't my taste (but it was still pretty enjoyable)