Movie Review: Early Man
Early Man, 2/16/18, 1hr 29min, PG
Early Man takes the audience on a journey back in time to when a
big asteroid hit the earth. That
asteroid became a ball, and that was how “Football” or soccer was born. Yes this is how the sport was really
born. Kicking a rock hard alien
substance around and into a goal.
If nothing else that is a funny premise for a film. The same animators who did Wallace and Gromit
at Aardman studios ran with that premise and made an entertaining film for
families.
As the film progresses the hunters and gatherers are forced out
of their valley by the more advanced and greedy people of the Bronze Age. Dug (Eddie Redmayne) is curious as to where
these people have come from and their technology. He finds himself in a city and discovers more
about his tribe than the people of the city.
The story takes the little guys and pits them in a football match
against a really good team of professionals.
You might see where this is going from here. All the same there are some funny jokes and
gags as the story moves on and you do want to root for the little guys. I did find the duck gag to be funny, can’t
say more than that or I’ll ruin it..
Some of the humor is considered crude as a bird poops on a man
and the backside of a man is seen in a shower. Plus there is some humor based
upon flatulence. The violence in the
film is played for comic effect so there are not many serious injuries.
Early Man is rated PG and can be enjoyed by the whole
family. I am giving it a B grade.
