An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No spoilers! If you would like spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at 2021’s Willy’s Wonderland
Stuck in a town, a man (Nicolas Cage) takes a temp job cleaning a family restaurant but comes face to face with several demonic animatronics.
Is it Scary?
Nah, in fact there are no jump scares in the whole movie but Willy’s Wonderland isn’t going for that kind of horror. There are a couple of gory scenes but nothing that will make you queasy. You won’t have trouble sleeping at night unless you live in a home with animatronics but then, that’s you’re own damn fault.
Review:
Willy’s Wonderland is a ridiculous movie with some characters that make some really dumb decisions and yet, it’s extremely entertaining and fun. Mainly this only works because the movie doesn’t take itself seriously at all. It’s a movie about killer animatronics with a hero who doesn’t speak and sticks to a strict break schedule and it knows this. There’s no hidden meaning, no lesson to impart, no social commentary to make, it’s just dumb fun at it’s finest.
The acting is pretty good for most of the cast especially the less-talkative John Wick like Nicolas Cage who conveys a lot through body language. Usually it’s violence but you get the point. There are a few clichés and not a lot of character development for a huge chunk of the cast but that’s not a huge negative in this movie.
Overall Willy’s Wonderland is a great movie to watch if you just want to watch something that is fun and a bit gory. Don’t expect to have your mind-blown by anything in it though and honestly sometimes that’s not a bad thing if you’re also being entertained.
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