My seven-year-old has been working very hard to reach a goal in school. He is one of those kids to whom not everything comes easy academically, and we work hard to motivate him to always try his best. As I looked through his Friday folder this weekend, I saw that he had hit it, after three or four weeks of working hard at home. “I’m so proud of you,” I said. “How do you think we should celebrate?” The child did not hesitate. “I want to go see Smallfoot!” he exclaimed.
You see, movies are his love language, and he always knows when there’s a new one coming out. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t dying to see Smallfoot. The previews left me unsure of whether it would be an act of parental torture or just some good family fun. So I had set my expectations low, but the kid earned it, so armed with my Movie Pass and with an early bird discounted rate for him, we set out Saturday morning to see Smallfoot.
Smallfoot movie review
Reader, I am here to tell you that I was not at all disappointed. In fact, I loved Smallfoot, as did my little guy, and my almost 12-year-old. Should you take your kids to see Smallfoot? Well, it’s not going to be the end of the world if you don’t, but if you’re looking for a really fun family movie that you can all enjoy then I would say “definitely!”
Smallfoot centers around a lovable yeti named Migo (Channing Tatum) who is trying to prove the existence of humans. James Corden, who I cannot help but adore, plays the human in question— a down-on-his luck nature program TV host named Percy Patterson.
The story and dialogue are entertaining and move quickly. This movie certainly doesn’t leave you any time to get bored. And the music, well, that was a delightful surprise to me. I mean, I guess I should’ve figured with musical stars such as Common, Zendaya, and Corden, that the movie would be filled with great songs, but I wasn’t expecting it. Once again, expectations exceeded!!! The songs were tons of fun and really well done.
