Land of the Lost
Directed by:
Brad SilberlingCinematography:
Dion BeebeComposer:
Michael GiacchinoCast:
Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Ben Best, Eve Mauro, Moran Atias, Pollyanna McIntosh, Landon Ashworth (more)VOD (4)
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Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, who gets more than he bargained for when his expedition takes a wrong turn into the Land of the Lost. Now, Marshall, his crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist named Will (Danny McBride), have no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in a world full of marauding dinosaurs, fantastic creatures. (official distributor synopsis)
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I could count the moments I really enjoyed on one hand (the opening and closing talk show, the clever tyrannosaurus, the mosquito scene...), but otherwise this is a weak Ferrell film, with a lot of disgusting (I simply don't like anything with expletives) and a lot of simply awkward jokes. The special effects aren't bad and the film is very nicely colored and overall better than, say, Journey to the Center of the Earth with Brendan Fraser, but that's not high praise. Two and a bit.
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I could compare this film to 2008's Journey to the Center of the Earth and it would clearly win across the board in every way. The visual effects are pretty good (well, except for the lizard people) and the first half of the film isn't lacking in the funny side either. The second half, however, is heavily modernized and riddled with contemporary comedic mannerisms. The running time could have been shorter by twenty minutes. So a pure 2*.
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