Reviewed by Ben Lee
This
review contains some spoilers.
I don't know what to expect when I clicked on Play with this
movie loaded up. I haven't seen any of James' movies before, so
you could say I was both excited and cautious at the same time.
Slightly Confused is a comedy about a guy trying to rob a bank.
The only problem is that he's a complete amateur, and this leads
to a wide range of jokes. Now, this may not be a classic comedy,
but despite its unoriginal plot, I found myself laughing quite a
bit.
The first time I cracked up was when the robber gets in the car
and asks for a lift to the bank, only a corner away. The camera
angles which show this are definitely above-average, and the
movie continues to shine in this department. In order to laugh
at a joke, it has to be funny. And to make it funny, the
animations and direction need to be spot on, and in a lot of
scenes, the director does very well. There are many other
examples I could give, but I don't want to ruin the jokes which
effectively make up the movie.
There are a couple of flaws though. The most obvious one is that
sometimes nothing much happens. What I mean by that is that
there seem to be sections where the jokes are either a bit on
the unfunny side, or where there isn't anything at all to smile
or snigger at. Those parts just didn't keep my attention much.
Why? Well, a couple of bits had average animations and camera
angles, and sometimes the police chat outside the bank went on
for a bit too long, but I think the biggest factor here is the
lack of music. You hear conversations backed up with nothing too
many times and you hear no music to go in with some of the major
events, such as when the police finally run after the robber.
And with a little bit of sound in your ears, this could have
kept my eyes on the movie eagerly from start to finish.
Voice-acting, another key element to making someone laugh, is
overall decent enough. The odd voice was a bit muffled or of
poor quality, but this is easy to forgive. But let's not get too
deep into the faults. This is meant to be a comedy and comedies
are meant to make you smile and laugh. And to me, Slightly
Confused did its job. Laughs per minute, I'd say this movie was
worth the watch, but with some improvements in a couple of
areas, especially the music, this could have been a comedy to
remember for a long long time. Instead, we'll have to wait for
the sequel. Slightly Confused could be a distant memory when
Moderately Confused, comes along.
Score: 73/100
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