Acoucalancha’s review published on Letterboxd:
The Juice is flat. Colorful sets, eccentric characters, loud music, so over-the-top but somehow... dull. Doesn't have the energy or magic of the first. A collection of subplots stitched together into a directionless mess. It's trying so hard at everything. Unfunny comedy, I chuckled a few times whenever Willem DaFoe was on-screen or when we see some fun waiting room costumes but that's it. Not sure what to think of the performances, it's like they're intentionally playing it cheap and cheesy. It's honestly hard to tell what was practical and what wasn't, I see a lot of CGI hidden everywhere but i'm probably wrong (will be waiting for a making of). Most of it is clearly practical effects though and I applaude that. The stop-motion segment was nice but very short and didn't feel fluid with the rest of the movie. Not sure what to think of all the similarities with The Addams Family. Overall just a huge miss for me.
Spooktober 2024
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