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Kermit and the gang get back together for a big world tour. Muppets Most Wanted features
plenty of good music, celebrity cameos and some good laughs. Unfortunately it's missing
a little something.
At its core, this movie works well as a musical, with the characters bursting into song and
dance almost every 10 minutes. Bret McKenzie, who wrote the music for the last Muppets film
returns with a varied arrangement of toe tappers.
The jokes come at a fast pace, most of them simple enough for a kid to understand and
enjoy.
International tour manager.
Dominick Bad-guy?
It's pronounced Bad-gee. It's French. It means good man.
After a while though, some of the punchlines get a bit redundant and the story begins to
lose some steam. Good thing I'm a sucker for a good Fozzie Bear gag.
But what inevitable about a moment? It ends.
I don't want this moment to end.
That's why we've got to get out there now and capitalize on this moment with a capital
C.
While it makes plenty of references to the Muppets movies that have come before it, Muppets
Most Wanted lacks the magic of the originals. Jim Henson engineered the Muppets to seamlessly
interact with the real world using clever camera tricks and creativity. Computer graphics
have spoiled some of that old movie magic in a way.
It's not easy being mean.
While I like the new Muppet movie, it simply doesn't have the heart and soul of Henson's
originals.
I'm John at the Movies.