2012

[Mark L 02]

I was never going to see this movie, but a friend saw it and told me
that supporting actor Liam James actually has a lot of screen time in
it. So I went a couple of nights ago, and yes, Liam is onscreen with a
more important role than I would have thought even from that
recommendation.

Plus you get a chance to see a lot of nice things destroyed.

At first I thought he was going to be a typical sullen teen, not saying
much and pretty much serving as wallpaper for the more interesting
members of his family. But experiencing total destruction kind of
brings him out of his shell.

It's not a good plot - in fact the theatre audience was laughing out
loud at many scenes that weren't intended to be funny. But if you go
in with low expectations, mostly to see Liam's work, it'll be worth the
trip.