Fillm doesn't reach the level of ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS. The problem is the emotional moments aren't emotional enough. The scenes are there, they just aren't hit hard enough. Clumsy is the perfect lead character. This is a smurf with a heart of gold, going through life with nothing but pure intentions and yet manages to screw everything up.
He accidentally leads Gargamel to the smurf village. A group of smurfs are then whisked away to New York. The dire circumstances should've been made much more dire. The other smurfs should've been so annoyed at Clumsy. He should've felt like an outcast, losing their trust.
This way, when he saves the day, it becomes an uplifting moment. The writers were lazy, content to let the visuals carry the film.
It's a shame. I doubt this will launch a successful franchise like the Chipmunks. I'm sure there will be a franchise. It just won't reach the heights that it could have.
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