I was able to catch the advance screening of HOP last night in Glorietta 4 Cinema 3 with my friend Doms courtesy of Pinoy Exchange where I wrote a review of the film. Here’s what I thought of it –this review was first posted on the official PEx Movie Review thread.
via wikipedia
The film focuses on E.B.–son of the Easter Bunny–who dreams of becoming a drummer instead of taking over his father’s job, and Fred, a happy go lucky human who accidentally injures E.B. and eventually helps him overcome the evil plan of the Easter chick Carlos to destroy Easter.
This film does not really require a great deal of dissection. We could easily relate with E.B’s character, someone who dreams big but is caught in an inevitable obligation; while Fred is someone who’s always yearning for something else in life without actually having any clue on what that is.
I thought the whole film was a bit slow, though it is highly entertaining especially to the kids who truly enjoy the antics of the very cute E.B. as well as the chicks’ characters. It is incomparable to Toy Story or Shrek or even the most recent film Rango, but it has the elements of a good film.
Its trailer alone is fun to watch but after watching the whole film, you’ll see that the story lacks depth. But hey! Who needs depth if you can just laugh along with the kids in the cinema?
I’m giving it a 7.5/10 rating.
Director: Chris Meledandri
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