Far from amazing, but there's
something special
about this one.
Here's a question. Can a few great scenes make a dull and totally forgettable kids film something more? I'm pretty sure that everybody would have a slightly different answer to that, with different requirements and definitions, but that is the question I asked myself repeatedly after watching this goofy little movie.
There are a handful of conversations scattered throughout this film between Goofy and his son Max which, to be blunt, do not belong in this film. They tap into something really pure and real, they feel like conversations that real teenagers have when trying to connect to their actual fathers. This doesn't just come through in the dialogue, but also in the animation. Goofy's face is draw differently than usual, there is more emotion than usual. Pain, confusion and disappointment at the rift that has formed between him and his son. I genuinely believe that these scenes tap into something incredible and a really worth looking at.
So sad that the rest of this film is forgettable tween-cartoon crap that has basically no substance to it. Peppered with terrible and obnoxious musical numbers and a pointless climax. The only other thing of note are that the conversations between Max and his love interest almost seem to tap into a similar things that the scenes with Goofy do and are also very nice and heartfelt.
Overall this film is barely worth talking about and is horrendously dated. Somehow though a few incredible moments snuck through and they are worth something. I do not think the film is overall worth much, but although the answer to the above question is no I still appreciate that it got me to ask it.
By Jack D. Phillips
A Zoom Film Review
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