Where the animation starts to really shine is in some of Tim’s imagination sequences, like when he dresses up as a ninja, these were visually stunning and a good spin on story and art style up to that point. All the motion is fluid, this is really important around the action sequences, as it is always clear what is happening. I’m not the biggest fan of the style, and it does feel like they need to branch out a little more, but for a kids film, it works really quite well. Like all Dreamworks animated films, there is a certain style to their animations and character creations that are continued here. Now as it is an animated film then one of the things we need to look at is the animation itself. How do you deal with a new baby in the house? Image Credit: Dreamworks. However, it is a solid story, with some really touching moments, also some dark moments, but a fun time all the same. As the story goes on it is kind of standard stuff, and none of the big reveals will be that surprising to you because they are all heavily foreshadowed. One area the film takes a lot of time in is packing a lot of references into its runtime, everything from Mary Poppins to Mad Max Fury Road, and all in-between. One area where it does shine is the opening set up, from the depictions of the Baby Corp sorting machine and Boss Baby’s (Alec Baldwin) early life, to what Tim’s (Miles Bakshi) life is like with his parents (Jimmy Kimmel & Lisa Kudrow), it gives you a really good idea of who these two characters are which makes it more interesting when they smash into each other’s lives. This means that even though the story is solid you will probably be able to guess the trajectory of the film from quite early in the piece.
How do you process such a radical change to your life, when your world changes in an instant? Look if you are over the age of say ten, you will probably be able to work out what is happening from the start, even if you don’t quite work out what the framing device is that they are using for the story. Much like Inside Out, it is telling the story about growing up and dealing with a change in life, in this case being the addition of a new baby to the family. So you probably already know if you are going to go see a movie about a talking business baby already, or you are a parent and have no choice … but as a film, even a really silly film, it actually is a surprisingly good one. This is Boss Baby and yes it is a silly a set up as it sounds, made more silly by everyone committing to the framing device completely. However, one day a cab pulls up and out pops a baby wearing a suit and your whole life is turned upside down.
So you are living a great life just you and your parents, fighting space monsters, exploring the jungle, being swallowed by deep sea monsters only to be rescued by hot sauce, you know the normal childhood stuff.
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